Celaenorrhinus spp

[Tshulthrim]

Greetings from Bhutan!!!

Dear Dr. Seow,

I took this Celaenorrhinus spp at an elevation of 2224m,which Celaenorrhinus spp can this be la

https://flic.kr/p/2mmrzqP

[Psyche]

There are two species which shares the following features.

1. FW with a basal (or sub-basal) orange spot in space 1b.
2. Antenna club basally white, shaft chequered..
3. FW cilia mostly brown & HW cilia chequered yellow.
4. HW orange spots complete.


C. pulomaya
1. FW with lower spot in space 1b always smaller.
2. FW apex produced ie sharper, termen (outer margin) less than dorsum (lower margin)
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/94_14875-805-58170891a0c91-1.jpg


C. ratna tytleri.
1. FW with the two spots in space 1b equal.
2. FW apex more rounded. termen = dorsum.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/260_13450-20-57ceee842ff7c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/622_44577-997-5d80ae565c7b0-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/95_49788-164-5e17fa0254974-1.jpg


Most likely C. ratna tytleri.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Tshulthrim]

Thank you so much la��