Potanthus spp 3

[Tshulthrim]

Greetings from Bhutan!!!

Dear Dr. Seow,
I took this Potanthus spp at an elevation of 1500metres,can this be Potanthus trachala as well as it was taken in same location la.
https://flic.kr/p/2muYRCB

[Psyche]

This one is fairly typical for Potanthus pseudomaesa clio.

FW with spotsc 4 & 5 close to the spots above & below, ie spot 4 is slightly overlapping spot 3, & spot 5 nearly touching spot 6.
Spots 2 & 3 with nearly straight margins.
HW with a prominent spot 6 (rare in P. trachala.)

P. trachala. Note HW spot 6 usually absent upperside.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xp54_a5Xd1I/VCeCYlXBG9I/AAAAAAAABTc/nXtKcVbOjcg/s1600/Potanthus%2Btrachala%2B-%2Bupperside.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/233_8677-63-56190c574efd4-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/892_33848-816-5b9e609765462-1.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92730010.html

P. pseudomaesa. HW spot 6 often present upperside.
https://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app/public/butterflies/b1492795816.JPG
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/1167_40997-901-5cdfb5ac1c538-1.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92740010.html

It is possible that Potanthus 1 is also P. pseudomaesa since the abdominal end black patch is diamond-shaped.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/showthread.php?16459-Potanthus-spp-1

This example below of P. pseudomaesa have spots 4 & 5 fully detached.
Southern India have only P. pseudomaesa, pallida, palnia, confucius & pava ie no P. trachala.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/975_56116-698-5eabeb5d092b6-1.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Tshulthrim]

Thank you so much Dr.Seow��