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Tshulthrim
07-Dec-2022, 08:05 PM
Greetings from Bhutan!!!

Dear Dr Seow,

I took this picture during my expedition to east in 2021,can this be Mycalesis nicota as straightline extreme edge on Handwing can be projecting outward, kindly help me to identify correct ID la.

https://flic.kr/p/2o4wcYn

Psyche
07-Dec-2022, 11:33 PM
This should be correct as Mycalesis or Telinga nicotia.
The feature you pointed out does not occur in all individual.

The three similar species may be IDed as follow, WSF only.
28135


Telinga malsara.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/HeteropsisMalsara_GauravAgavekar_aa682.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/1611_87734-576-6145c471ac20b-1.jpg


Telinga misenus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/97_640-552-543b91f3755f8-1_3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/279_28346-112-5ad3590498d31-1_0.jpg


Telinga nicotia.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/1611_59653-701-5edb70cfb6848-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/1611_87876-452-6148aaa88887a-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.