wingspan : 25 mm
Mesosemia metura ssp, Lita, Alto Tambo.
the obvious differences between Mesosemia metura metura and M. m. polyglauca are, on the UP :
- HW - three dark lines plus the dark margin on polyglauca, four on metura,
- FW - basally from the eyespot, no line on polyglauca, two on metura,
- distally from the eyespot, three dark lines plus the margin on polyglauca, four on metura.
this male is halfway between the two "ssp" with metura additional lines present, but barely visible and patchy, although it is closer to metura metura
the type of polyglauca is from Tarapoto, and it's been barcoded by Nick Grishin which removes any doubt regarding its belonging to species metura.
we do not know how are things in Peru, but, as, East of the Andes, we found these specimens and M. metura metura on the very same spots, we tend to believe it all boils down to intraspecific variations.
