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Seasonal Variations
Male wet season form
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Upper side forewing: The broad black termenal band is strongly dentate on the inner edge.
Upper side hind wing: The black band is only slightly dentate on its inner edge compared to the forewing.
Under side forewing: Color and pattern similar to the upper side, but vein 4 and the median vein is black
Under side hind wing: Termenal band wider than on upper side; vein 7 and subcostal black. |
Male dry season form
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Upper side forewing: Similar to the wet season form but with reduced black markings.
Under side forewing: Similar to the wet season form but lacks black veins. |
Female wet season form - very variable.
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Upper side forewing: The white ground colour is greatly reduced to 4 to 6 creamy white stripes; the remainder is heavily dusted with black scales.
Upper side hind wing: The white ground colour is obscured by the heavy dusting of black scales, particularly along the veins. The termenal band is very wide.
Under side forewing: Similar to the wet season male, but the black markings on the veins are broader.
Under side hind wing: The black termenal band is very diffuse and wide. |
Female dry season form
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Similar to the wet season form, but it lacks the heavy dusting of black scales.
Under side forewing: White stripes coalesce to form 2 or 3 larger white areas. |
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