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5 Comments

Gaia80
Gaia80 4 years ago

Ok, now I know what spot you mean, I agree with T. auriplena :)

bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago

I know what you mean, yes, I meant the dark spot. But maybe we both need new glasses, since I posted a link for Auriplena with exactly this dark spot I was talking about for Punkikonis. Maybe the range might help a little bit more. In the meanwhile I suggest we take Trachea cf. auriplena as a compromise. I am on the road with limited resources.

Gaia80
Gaia80 4 years ago

Maybe I need glasses? I still don't see more than some color and pattern-variation between the species, is it the lower grey spot on the inner side of the forewing you mean?

bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago

Yes, Trachea auriplena. Punkikonis has an additional dark spot on the forewing, instead of the larger, "rectangular" greyish patch.
http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/22678
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Gaia80
Gaia80 4 years ago

It's definitively the genus Trachea, my first guess was T. auriplena, but T. punkikonis is also similar, most likely other species as well that I can't find photos of. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations..., http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/22678

DrNamgyalTSherpa
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DrNamgyalTSherpa

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Aug 5, 2019
Submitted on Aug 9, 2019

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