ID Review of Euploea

[Saffron]

Dear Dr. Seow sir,

I am posting these Euploea sp. for ID help and review.


1. Euploea midamus?

27176



2. Euploea sylvester?

27177



3. Euploea mulciber? Male

27178



4. Euploea mulciber? Male

27179



5. Euploea mulciber? Male

27180



6. Euploea mulciber? Male

27181



7. Lexias cyanipardus?

27182



Thank you in advance.


Atanu Bora (Saffron)
Cheers

[Psyche]

1. E. algea deione. Correction: E. sylvester.
[/I]HW with both marginal & submarginal spots in the lower half.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaAlgea/EuploeaAlgea_VivekSarkar_ap196.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaAlgea/EuploeaAlgea_VivekSarkar_ap195.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2021/1303_76563-454-5fd632e09092e-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2021/1303_76563-454-5fd632e09092e-1.jpg

Not always.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/2005_68764-362-5f6abe0bb82cf-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/2005_68764-362-5f6abe0bb82cf-1.jpg


2. E sylvester hopei.
FW apex broadly rounded but outer margin fairly straight.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaSylvester/01EuploeaSylvester_HemantOgale_ah322.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaSylvester/02EuploeaSylvester_HemantOgale_ah321.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/822_51920-669-5e80e9e40154b-1.jpg


E. midamus for comparison. FW apex sharper.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_RohanLovalekar_aj919.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_RohanLovalekar_aj918.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_KrushnameghKunte_ag944.jpg


3, 4, 5, 6 E. mulciber.
FW apex strongly produced; UnH with a few fine white streaks in the discal area.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2021/118_81614-660-60806c098986e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/435_13624-926-57d3de9b45024-1.jpg


7. Lexias cyanipardus. FW apex with a white spot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/LexiasCyanipardus/LexiasCyanipardus_MilindBhakare_ar233.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

Review.

Euploea mulciber is correct.

The undersides of the three E. midamus, algea & sylvester need a recheck as they differ very little.

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

Correction.

1 & 2 are E. sylvester hopei.

The rest are E. mulciber.


Euploea mulciber.
FW apex strongly produced.
UpF submarginal spots reaching apex & marginal spots usually.
UnH with tiny spots.Discal area with fine streaks.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMulciber/EuploeaMulciber_pareshkale_al924.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/288_5812-653-5538730c6da79-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMulciber/02EuploeaMulciber_KrushnameghKunte_ah946.jpg


The images of the next three species have upperside confirmation.

E. algea deione.
UnF without submarginal or marginal spots except at the tornus.
UnH spotting variable.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/1514_61036-256-5ef39a22e54e7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2021/1303_76563-454-5fd632e09092e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/2005_68764-362-5f6abe0bb82cf-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/1514_61036-256-5ef39a22e54e7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaAlgea/EuploeaAlgea_VivekSarkar_ap195.jpg


E. midamus rogenhoferi.
UnF with submarginal spots running to the apex, the marginal spots often much reduced.
UnH with the discal spots reduced, less defined.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_MilindBhakare_am998.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_MilindBhakare_am995.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_RohanLovalekar_aj918.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaMidamus/EuploeaMidamus_KrushnameghKunte_ag944.jpg


E. sylvester hopei.
UnF with the submarginal spots to the apex, the marginal spots reaching more than halfway up.
UnH with the discal spots prominent.
FW apex more rounded.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/822_51920-669-5e80e9e40154b-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/287_53919-47-5e975c1232075-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/97_15262-952-582754663e217-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/EuploeaSylvester/02EuploeaSylvester_HemantOgale_ah321.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Saffron]

Thank you so much sir for the above information.

Reading the keys above, the FW is looking produced and discal spots looks reduced. So tentative Euploea midamus. Please have a look.

27185

[Psyche]

Post 5.

It should correct as E. midamus.
The spots on the FW are reduced in number.
Only two submarginal spots visible, but one is at the apex.
Only three marginal spots visible all far down nearer the tornus.
HW discal spots not prominent.


TL Seow: Cheers.