Dodona dipoea subsp. astroides Hu, L. - P. Zhang & Inayoshi 2026, ssp. nov.

Dodona dipoea astroides Hu, L.-P. Zhang & Inayoshi ssp. nov. [ĒaeDzợāē亚ª] Description: Male (Figure 6A–D): Forewing length 18–20 mm (mean = 18.6 ± 0.5 mm, n = 7). Forewing upperside dark brown, with rows of scattered greyish-ochreous spots: sub-basal ochreous band across cell CuA 2 and the discocell; series of discal spots in cells CuA 2 (paired), CuA 1 (oblique), M 2 and M 1 (obliquely paired) and costal spots (small obliquely paired); series of postdiscal spots in cells 2A and CuA 2 (linear), CuA 1 (single, dark), M 3 (large and small), M 2 (single), M 1 (single), costal (paired) and subapical (double) forming forked pattern; no submarginal spots. Forewing underside pale chocolate brown, lower half darker, with markings reflecting upperside but paler, more pronounced, expanded and clearly defined, thin obscure transverse band at end of discoidal cell. Hindwing upperside dark ochreous brown with obscure discal band; postdiscal dark ochreous band across cells M 2, M 1, and R 5; obscure double submarginal ochreous-grey bands connecting to two black ocelli in cells M 1 and R 5; tornal lobe black. Hindwing underside pale chocolate brown with clear bands and spots: two straw-coloured basal to tornal bands; broad sub-basal band from costa (white) to middle of cell CuA 2 (turned straw-coloured); white costal spot lined with black; thin and faint discal whitish band lined with black in CuA 2 and CuA 1 connecting to tornal markings; white postdiscal band lined with black in cells M 3 to M 1; obscure double submarginal bands connecting to two black ocelli with white edges in cells M 1 and R 5; tornal lobe black crowned by white lines and grey patch. Female (Figure 6E): Colour and markings similar to male, both wings with more convex termen.