Ocaria arpoxais

Identification Key for species in the Ocaria arpoxais species group (valid for both sexes) 1. VFW apex with a dark brown submarginal patch..................................................... O. sadiei - VFW apex without dark brown submarginal patch........................................................... 2 2. VHW line in CuA 2 –2A with an upward, basally-directed orientation............................................. 3 - VHW line in CuA 2 –2A with a downward direction, to the distal margin...........................................4 3. VFW with a large gap between the bold white postmedian line and the submarginal white scales, VHW black cubital spot................................................................................... O. moseranki comb. nov. - VFW white postmedian line distally placed to the submarginal white scales, no VHW black cubital spot...... O. clepsydra 4. VFW apex with well-defined white patches, VHW with very little white scaling, and a dark brown triangular cubital spot sometimes outlined by orange scales basally........................................................ O. arpoxais - VFW apex with diffuse white patches, VHW with submarginal white scaling and a tiny brown cubital spot............... 5 5. VHW cells M 2 –CuA 1 and CuA 1 –CuA 2 with few submarginal white scales, DFW blue scales along the inner margin cover most of the distance to the outer margin................................................................. O. cinerea - VHW cells M 2 –CuA 1 and CuA 1 –CuA 2 with whitish submarginal suffusion, DFW blue scales along the inner margin cover just over half of the distance to the outer margin................................................ O. delphinae sp. nov.