Identification of the species
of the Tarache areli species complex |
| No significant contrast between the lighter basal half of the forewing and the outer one-half to one-third of the wing |
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Apical white spot broad, trapezoidal
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Apical white spot not broad, typically curved and rectangular A large, oval, black spot located in the center of the reniform  |
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| Black spot in reniform, if present, off-center and usually linear A significant black patch distal to the reniform and below the apical white spot present A round, blue-black spot located in the lower third of the forewing just past the medial line present
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| A significant contrast in color between the basal and distal halves of the forewing Black patch distal to the reniform and below the apical white patch, if present, small and not conspicuous Blue-black patch in the lower third of the forewing following medial line, if present, small and not conspicuous
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