Chonala

Key to species and subspecies of the genus Chonala

1 Hindwing upperside with postdiscal eyespots absent......................................................... 2

- Hindwing upperside with postdiscal eyespots more or less present............................................... 7

2 Forewing upperside with discal band evenly curved.......................................................... 3

- Forewing upperside with discal band irregularly sinuous and strongly protruding towards the termen in space 4.......... 5

3 Forewing upperside with discal band very broad and continuous............................................... 4

- Forewing upperside with discal band very narrow and broken by veins................................ C. episcopalis

4 Forewing discal band pure white; forewing underside discal area dull brown............................... C. masoni

- Forewing discal band orange; forewing underside discal area reddish brown............................. C. huertasae

5 Forewing upperside with discal band continuous............................................................ 6

- Forewing upperside with discal band broken in space 3........................................ C. praeusta praeusta

6 Forewing upperside with discal band narrower and orange..................................... C. praeusta burmana

- Forewing upperside with discal band much broader and creamy yellow.................................. C. yunnana

7 Hindwing upperside with postdiscal eyespots vestigial; forewing underside with discal band broken and absent in space 3.. 8

- Hindwing upperside with postdiscal eyespots developed; forewing underside with discal band continuous and present in space 3............................................................................................. C. irene

8 On both sides of forewing, subapical spot in space 4 white in color and distinctly separated from the postdiscal band; hindwing underside with subbasal line continuously extending from the anterior edge to the posterior edge............... C. miyatai

- On both sides of forewing, subapical spot in space 4 orange in color and fused with the postdiscal band as a whole; hindwing underside with subbasal line suddenly shifting towards the termen in space 1b.............................. C. laurae