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    Default Udara with distinct iD feature.

    Two Udara species are similar in sharing a distinctive feature.
    They both have two tornal spots in space 1b and none in space 1a.
    Most Udara species have three tornal spots.

    Both also lack submarginal spots( lunules0 on both wings.

    Udara akasa.
    Underside white & HW marginal spots w2hite.
    Occassionally a small streak may be present in space 1b representing a third spot.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201840
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200894
    Example with a small mark at vein 1a.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200893
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70015975
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105431006

    the subspecies in Thailand is more distinctly three-spotted at the HW tornus.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80790010.html

    Udara akasa appears to be common in the highlands.


    Udara selma.
    U. selma is always two-spotted at the tornus & the HW marginal spot are rounder.
    UnH strongly darker grey.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80800010.html
    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...maMUpUnAC1.jpg
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270446790

    Added.
    Udara toxopeusi.
    Underside without submarginal spots & two hw tornal spots (as in U. akasa, selma.)
    UnF postdiscal spots aligned in an arc.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200195
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200193



    Udara camenae.
    This is very similar in lacking the submarginal spots/lunules but is three-spotted at the HW tornus.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200820
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201836


    Also similar to U. camenae (with 3 tornal spots)..
    Udara albocaerulea.
    https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udara#...fiMUpUnAC1.jpg



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    Last edited by Psyche; 19-Apr-2025 at 05:56 AM.

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    Default Acytolepis and Oreolyce.

    These two species share a common feature.
    UnH have a dark spot at the base of space 7.
    ACYTO.png

    Acytolepis puspa.
    FW with a spot 9 at the costa (occasionally absent)
    Underside markings heavily contrasted. & white-ringed.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199166
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199174
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199173


    Oreolyce archena.
    UnF without a spot 9. Ground whitish. White rings weak.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202249
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202288
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202251
    Last edited by Psyche; 20-Apr-2025 at 11:30 PM.

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    Default Celestrina lavendularis and Udara placidula.

    These two are very similar and seem to have been much confused.

    Celastrina lavendularis.
    the key separate Celestrina based on the darker ground and prominent white rings around the spots.
    However, in P. Malaysia there is only C. levandularis to contend with.
    Underside ground darkish grey with prominent white rings around the spots.
    UnH spot 7 and sub-basal spots very dark.
    UnH submarginal lunulate line often rather pointy.
    HW marginal spots often heavy.
    Forms with smaller spots also occur.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80870020.html
    https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Ce...laris-isabella
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200101
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199548
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199548
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4177487516
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181049771


    Udara placidula.
    Udara species care marked as in Celestrina.
    U. placidula is greyer than U. dilecta and have HW spot 7 blacker and darker than the other postdiscal spots.
    The general appearance is like C. lavendularis.
    However the white rings are only weakly developed.
    UpF male with a very narrow border.
    HW submarginal lunules more rounded.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80770010.html
    https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterfl...ara-placidula/
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...laFUpUnAC1.jpg
    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...aMFUpUnAC1.jpg
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/214331294

    The two museum specimens have some problem.
    1. This lack submarginal spots and look to be U. camenae.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201798
    2. The male upperside looks correct, but the UnH spot 7 is pale.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201795

    Added. found valid specimens.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202355
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201800
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201794
    Last edited by Psyche; 20-Apr-2025 at 12:07 PM.

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    Default Udara dilecta and Udara rona.

    These two species are similarly marked with small spots.

    Udara dilecta.
    Wings with submarginal spots/lunules.
    Postdiscal spots more or less evenly dark.
    Ground whitish.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80760001.html
    https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Udara-dilecta-dilecta
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200139
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201825


    Udara rona.
    Uperside deeper blue in both sexes.
    Underside postdiscal spots paler ,mostly light yellowish brown often faded.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201863
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201850
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201828
    https://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot...uhstorfer.html

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    Default Udara cyma and Callenya lenya. Plautella.

    These two are also similar in markings.

    Udara cyma.
    Wings with submarginal spots which are often thick.
    HW spot 7 large and dark.
    postdiscal spots arranged in a regular curve, almost aligned.
    HW tornus with 3 spots. 2 in space 1b, & 1 in space 1a.
    Ground darker.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200156
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200158


    Callenya lenya.
    Wings with submarginal spots.
    HW spot 7 large and black.
    Postdiscal spots not aligned.
    HW with 2 tornal spots in space 1b which may unite; no spot in space 1a.
    Ground white.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200102
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200112
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200120


    Added. Similar to the above.
    Plautella cossaea.
    Spots are large and rounded.
    Submarginal spots largely separated.
    HW postdiscal spots closer to the submarginals.
    Ground darkish.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200222
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200189
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200224
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4145705754
    Last edited by Psyche; 20-Apr-2025 at 01:48 PM.

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    Default Rounding Off.

    Udara coalites.
    Submarginal spots obsolete in the FW apex and mostly on the HW.
    FW postdiscal spots large, nearly aligned.
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200253
    https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200246



    Mondontides musina.
    HW with spot 7 large & dark, ground dusky.
    Resembles Udara placidula, but sub-basal spot in space 1b diagnostic.
    MUSIN.png
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monodo...naFUpUnAC1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...ba65b3db-1.jpg


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