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Post by cabintom on Nov 26, 2013 7:57:31 GMT -8
Hi! I just recently moved to the Ituri region of DR. Congo and am having some difficulty identifying some of the butterfly species I've been capturing. Does anyone have any ideas which species this might be?   I've only caught/observed the one individual. (Also, if anyone could point me in the direction of good resources I could use for identifying butterflies from this region, that'd be much appreciated.) Tom |
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Post by dynastes on Nov 26, 2013 11:58:40 GMT -8
seems like some subspecies of Junonia terea
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Post by cabintom on Nov 26, 2013 19:50:31 GMT -8
seems like some subspecies of Junonia terea Both Junonia terea and Junonia chorimene (which the above species' ventral side strongly resembles) are very common here. I'm not certain if that information would make a difference in your diagnosis though. Thanks, Tom |
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Post by mygos on Nov 27, 2013 7:13:51 GMT -8
It looks like a Junonia terea elgiva male for me !
A+, Michel
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Post by cabintom on Nov 27, 2013 11:28:59 GMT -8
The yellow band on the elgiva subspecies seems wider in all of the pictures I've seen. this specimen's ventral side is a lot darker than on any J. terea I've collected... this is what is really throwing me off in regards to identification. Here's a specimen of Junonia terea that I've collected (it's quite common in this area):   edit: The more I look into it though, it being a J. terea subspecies seems to be the case... I'm personally not certain that it's elgiva, but I can't match it to any of the other subspecies either. |
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Post by africaone on Nov 27, 2013 13:25:30 GMT -8
Junonia are extremely variable. the first one is the form fumata of terea
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