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    butterflies from VietNam

    A better fit is Abisara burnii I see what you mean - the b/w spots on the rear wing are there (see black arrows on photo), plus the rear-wing bulge (the head/antennae are more or less the same as Taxila)- still pretty "washed-out" though (my other Abisara burnii photos have much more white...
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    butterflies from VietNam

    Yes, I see. The Yellow Coster is so obvious when you point it out. Also Taxila dora looks good if the wing pattern is very washed-out or bleached - the head and antennae fit. I've photographed both spp before in DaLat with much clearer pictures. Would you mind having a look at a few more? These...
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    butterflies from VietNam

    You are probably right about 3 Mycalesis and 4 Arhopala because they are ones that I've already seen in DaLat (so probably common). There are 18 Mycalesis spp and 52 (52!!) Arhopala spp known in VietNam, but I guess most of them are rare. No 1 is quite striking - do you think it might be...
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    butterflies from VietNam

    I've been struggling with these for weeks and have now given up trying to ID them myself using the internet. These first three are all from the DaLat area and the last from Mang Den (further north near Kon Tum). Can anyone give me a clue?
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