Id help please

[ButterflyWitch]

Good evening Dr.Seow Sir, I hope you are healthy & good as always.

All these individuals from Tripura, Northeastern India...please help in identification...

1. Ypthima newara?

26774

26775

2. Ypthima newara (female)?

26776

26777

3. Nacaduba beroe?

26778

26779

4. Koruthaialos rubecula??

26780

26781

5. Koruthaialos sp.?

26782

6. Matapa druna?

26783

7. Matapa purpurascens?

26784

8. Lethe sp.?

26785

26786

9. Cirrochroa aoris or tyche?

26787

10. Neptis sp.?

26788

26789

11. Neptis sp.?

26790

12. Neptis sp.?

26791

13. Neptis sp.?

26792

14. Neptis harita?

26793

Thank you in advance...

[Psyche]

1. male ,2 female Ypthima newara.
The ground colour in female Ypthima is paler & the markings more contrasted.

The two species Y. nareda & newara have been much confused.
Bear in mind intermediates are likely to occur.
Following Evans' description closely.

Ypthima nareda.
UnF dark submarginal fascia widens midway down to the tornus.
UnH apical ocellus smaller than the UnF ocellus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/279_14026-507-57e0fcf7a627d-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/87_34107-941-5ba3aeb56c0b7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/538_51823-546-5e7f626f5f079-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/111_42098-430-5d12f9291c245-1.jpg


Ypthima newara.
UnF dark submarginal fascia of uniform width throughout.
UnH apical ocellus larger than the UnF ocellus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/346_54765-270-5e9d6ce1c000d-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/184_45052-289-5d898cc388886-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/1665_68682-348-5f69c29bd7572-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/YpthimaNewara/YpthimaNewara_RohanLovalekar_aj717.jpg

[Psyche]

3. Female Ionolyce helicon.

Like Nacaduba beroe, I. helicon have no costal spot above the innermost FW band.
The female with broader wings is easily confused with N. beroe.
The FW postdiscal band is often serially dislocated, ie. at every vein crossing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionolyce_helicon#/media/File:IonolyceHeliconHeliconFUpUnAC1.jpg
Singapore female.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tCoAYTboNg/UKjT1dUbUHI/AAAAAAAAHS4/um95Y_-F404/s1600/HFH0261+Pointed+Line+Blue+(female).jpg

[Psyche]

4 & 5 . Koruthaialos rubecula cachara.

Ssp. cachara in India is very variable.
The male is largely brown & the female with red traces although red-banded forms also occur.

Ssp hector & rubecula in SE Asia & Sundaland are mostly red banded.
Previous discussion with the forms in SE Asia may have confused the picture.


In K. rubecula the 3rd segment of the labialpalps (palpi) is elongate ( like an inverted icecream cone)
In the related K. sindu (always red-banded) it is a very short conical knob.

K. rubecula cachara. showing longer palpi 3rd segment.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/KoruthaialosRubecula/KoruthaialosRubecula_KrushnameghKunte_ag467.jpg
The red band when present tapers (narrows) at the tornus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/KoruthaialosRubecula/KoruthaialosRubecula_KrushnameghKunte_ag465.jpg

K. sindu have the palpi 3rd segment very short & knob-like.
Thailand.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RkAaBJ000s/T-K3aDr6a_I/AAAAAAAAGNA/OxkxMDv66sE/s640/DSC1400++Koruthaialos+sindu.jpg

[Psyche]

6. Probably correct as a female Matapa druna.


Matapa aria; FW & HW cilia whitish to pale yellowish.
Male & 2 females.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/as537.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/119_2135-132-5485c560a4f87-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/435_14063-869-57e26345edb85-1.jpg



Matapa druna; HW cilia deeper orange, contrasting with paler FW cilia.
2 males & ? female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33212211@N00/24844603898
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/94_961-452-545f0ac6d6bd2-1.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33212211@N00/38685409142


Matapa purpurescens
Male UnF apical zone paler (as in M. cresta but lighter). Female uniform pale brown.
Underpart of abdomen orange.
HW orange cilia broad as ( somewhat as in M. sasivarna.).
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/2137/Matapa-purpurascens


7. Matapa sasivarna worn.
Body with strong greenish hairs.
HW orange cilia broad .
UnH veins black.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/271_5199-850-5524df9aa5cf9-1.jpg

[Psyche]

8. Lethe kansa.
Underside with two parallel bands crossing both wings.
HW oocelli arranged in a more gentle curve.
HW ocelli in spaces 2, 3, & 4 in line.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/97_453-503-542cf4598a87c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/85_2447-95-54919586a3028-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/135_5057-168-55225ab14f764-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/152_32831-381-5b8565e1c3c59-1.jpg

Lethe sinorix. can be cofusingly similar.
UnH with ocelli arranged in a sharper triangle with ocellus 4 at the apex.
A line thru ocelli 2, 3, 4, have ocellus 3 shifted in out of line. ( Actually a line joining ocelli 2 & 3 shows ocellus 4 is out of line.)
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/233_3882-485-54df5813a2a5d-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/233_69746-53-5f70ddc864f05-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/LetheSinorix/LetheSinorix_AmolPatwardhan_ai987.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/LetheSinorix/LetheSinorix_tarunkarmakar_ap021.jpg


9. Cirrochroa aoris aoris.
FW with a black apex in which the black submarginal line joins.
Male FW with the main veins in black.
Femake with more contrasted markins & the discal band more continuous.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/849/Cirrochroa-aoris


C. tyche.
FW apex only lightly shaded black. veins not blacken.
Female with discal band strongly lunulate.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/541/Cirrochroa-tyche

[Psyche]

10. Neptis clinia.

Neptis clinia; FW postdiscal spots well spaced, . FW submarginal spots curved smoothly at the apex.
Markings sullied with paler brown.
HW discal white band often have a small spot at the base of space 3.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/97_15078-797-581ec13aaf858-1.jpg


11, 12, & 13. Neptis nata.
Like N. clinia but darker, less sullied.
FW submarginal spots angled in slightly at the apex.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/1514_57137-166-5eb55fcf7523f-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/94_55362-890-5ea3e66ae75df-1.jpg


Similar.
Neptis soma.
Like N. nata but spots are larger & closer.
FW submarginal spots angled/bent in strongly at the apex.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/97_13158-724-57acbbd46329f-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/95_11195-417-56dd419d9af23-2.jpg

[Psyche]

14. Neptis harita.
Brown with pale brown markings.
FW postdiscal spot 2 , a prominent chevron/triangle.
HW submarginal band often catenulate, the spots forming a chain-link appearance.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/2106/Neptis-harita


TL Seow: Cheers.

[ButterflyWitch]

Thank you so much sir...