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ButterflyWitch
03-Aug-2023, 08:16 PM
Good evening Dr. Seow Sir
Is it Lestranicus transpectus?
There are three species, those are very confusing for me...Lestranicus transpectus, Monodontides musina musinoides, & Callenya melaena melaena....
Please guide me on how can I differentiate these three species!

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This dsf five ring looks interesting... Is it Ypthima savara savara?

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Thank you in advance....:)

Psyche
03-Aug-2023, 10:30 PM
1. Lestranicus transpectus.

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a. Lestranicus transpectus
1. Submarginal lunules present.
2. HW with a spot near the base of space 1b. (Evans' 1st edition IOIB erroneously state this as space 2.)
3. Postdiscal spot 7 larger & darker than the rest.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/lestranicus-transpectus


b. Monodontides musina
1. Submarginal lunules present.
2. HW with a spot near base of space 1b.
3. HW postdiscsl spot 7 not larger than all the others.
4. HW spot 6 roughly midway between spot 5 & cellend bar.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/monodontides-musina


c. Oreolyce dohertyi.
1. SUbmarginal lunules present.
2. HW with a spot near base space 1b.
HW postdiscal spot 7 not larger than the rest.
HW spot 6 much nearer the cellend bar than spot 5.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80703001.html


d. Callenya malaena
1. Submarginal lunules present.
2. HW without a spot base of space 1b.
3. HW spot 7 larger than the rest.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/callenya-melaena

Psyche
03-Aug-2023, 10:38 PM
2. Ypthima savara.

Three Five-rings with a double fasciae on the HW.

Ypthima savara..
Double HW fasciae straight & parallel.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/41070001.html

Two other have the outer fascia bent out or undulate.

Y. baldus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/ypthima-baldus


Y. methora.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/Ypthima-methora



TL Seow: Cheers.

ButterflyWitch
05-Aug-2023, 09:43 PM
Thank you so much Sir....