Orange butterfly with white dots, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar

I spend 10 minutes chasing this butterfly, but it would not settle down close enough, so all I got is this distant shot. Found near the edge of a lake in Ankarafantsika NP. Notable characteristic is 7 white dots per upper wing, and none on the below wings. I've yet to find a match, gut feeling/guess is the Strabena genus.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thanks once again @wildflower for the identification. I did a pretty long search through this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_Madagascar

And recall seeing a "goudoti" (note the single T) on one of the ancient illustrations there. I had the same white dot arrangement but it was a different genus I think.
Posted 9 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Both species are on the same plate. The white dots are not so obvious though.
  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Boisduval1833FaunEntMadagascarLepidPlate7.jpg Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I was looking at a different plate that also featured a goudoti. Confusing :) Posted 9 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I thought this was a Precis but it turned out to be a Junonia. Posted 9 years ago

The Junonia goudotii

''Junonia goudotii'' is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Madagascar, the Comoros and Mauritius. The habitat consists of forest margins and transformed grassland.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by WildFlower