daveuk
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Post by daveuk on Apr 2, 2016 20:29:26 GMT
Dercas species from Vietnam Three male Dercas gobrias & two paler specimens with pointed forewings I don't recognise. Anyone know what these are? Attachments:
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Post by wollastoni on Apr 2, 2016 22:10:29 GMT
I am not a specialist, but could be a pair of Dercas verhuelli to me, pointed forewing specimens being some females.
See example here : yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20500010.html
ssp. depending of the location in Vietnam.
Could be gobrias females too, as pointed FW are classic on Dercas females. |
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daveuk
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Post by daveuk on Apr 3, 2016 6:43:18 GMT
Thanks for that information Olivier. I think you are right about these specimens being male & female Dercas verhuelli doubledayi as they are from the same locality in Viet Nam & collected in the same month I do have a female D gobrias from Borneo-see bottom left of picture (male is above it). D'Abrera lists gobrias as a subspecies of D verhuelli found in Borneo. The males on the right of this picture are from Sumatra. D'abrera has this one as D verhuelli herodorus Attachments:
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Post by wollastoni on Apr 4, 2016 12:58:39 GMT
What is the collecting data of your verhuelli of the first pictures, Dave ? I will ask Monastyrskii about them. PS : stop using d'Abrera  So many errors in his Delias which is a well documented group, I can't imagine his Dercas to be right. |
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daveuk
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Post by daveuk on Apr 4, 2016 17:57:34 GMT
Hi Olivier The data was for Ba Na Mountain Da Nang Prov Vietnam 06/2015 I take your point about D'abrera..  |
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So many errors in his Delias which is a well documented group, I can't imagine his Dercas to be right. 
