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Post by marsdenda on Mar 18, 2022 15:36:54 GMT -8
These two species are from Kai (Kei) island in the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. One looks like crameri but anyone know the species or subspecies.  |
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colon
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Post by colon on Mar 21, 2022 16:13:40 GMT -8
Hi Mardenda
the specimens on the RHS look to be danaidae euploea core corinna, more common in Northern Australia
Regards
Colon
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Post by marsdenda on Mar 22, 2022 8:11:54 GMT -8
Yes, I think the ones on the right are Euploea core but there are so many subspecies of that one in the Indonesia area I thought someone might know the the subspecies of Kai (Kei) island. I think the forewing spots are much larger and oblonged on mine than corrina. I think the others are Euploea crameri but would like to know the subspecies.
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Post by nomihoudai on Mar 22, 2022 8:44:49 GMT -8
The right specimen with the big white patch on their fore wing are most likely Euploea algea sacerdos Butler, 1883. They match the images I have from Tsukada (Butterflies of SEA Islands Vol. 2). The type locality is Larat. There is another ssp. guerini C. & R. Felder, [1865] from Aru (equal distance) for which I have not seen any images.
The closer you get to Australia the more algea starts to look like corinna. They are very variable.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 22, 2022 10:16:33 GMT -8
The photo is too small to clearly see the androconial brands on the male forewings. I checked my copy of Ackery & Vane-Wright (1984), Milkweed Butterflies, and these are important to confirm the species.
Adam.
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