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| | choice A |  | - 5 red spots of various size, sometimes touching each other but clearly visible
- spot No.4 and spot No.5 have roughly the same size
- spots can be circled with black
- no abdominal red belt
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| | choice B | | - 5 red spots of similar size, remote from each other
- spot No.1 elongated
- spot No.4 and spot No.5 have roughly the same size
- the outline of the forewing and the veins are often white in females
- the body of the insect is very hairy
- wings are translucent
- high altitude species
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| | choice C | | - 5 red or pinkish spots OR 5 white spots with spots No.1 & 2 filled with red scales
- spots are well separated
- bold red belt
- the black border of the hindwing is thick (5-red spotted form) OR the hindwing is black with a single white spot (5-white spotted form)
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