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Greetings from South India Dr. Seow
Our friend from Bhutan needs help in identifying the following specimens.
All shot in Bhutan
1 a and 1 b both images of the same specimen shot at 1200 mts elevation. Could this be Pelopidas Agna
1. a.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b7a623271d.jpgSkipper1 by GKBaliga, on Flickr
1, b.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...19e1e4117f.jpgSkipper2 by GKBaliga, on Flickr
Both 2.a and 2. b are of the same specimen. Could this be Borbo cinnara? Thorax greenish ;P
2. a.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...233b6a85b7.jpgSkipper4 by GKBaliga, on Flickr
2. b.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bae9b6cb67.jpgSkipper3 by GKBaliga, on Flickr
Both 3. a. and 3. b. are of the same specimen. Could this be Pelopidas agna? ;P
3.a.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9fd4ed7740.jpgSkipper5 by GKBaliga, on Flickr
3.b.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2909c1ca4b.jpgSkipper6 by GKBaliga, on Flickr
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1. Pelopidas agna.
FW spots 2 & 3 are not very narrow here.
2. Borbo cinnara.
UNh spots are fairly typical with the main three spots 2, 3, & 6.
2nd pic shows a spot in space 1b.
3. Pelopidas agna.
This is a more typical male with narrow spots 2 & 3.
TL Seow: CHeers.
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Thank you so much Dr Seow
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Probably you missed this Dr Seow?
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The Parnaras are very confusing in fieldshots.
IT is necessary to refer to specimens that are IDed properly.
All species have forms in which the HW spots are reduced & rounded.
From the Yutaka site it can be seen that in P. bada spot 3 is rounded or nearly so & is placed midway between spot 2 & 4.
In both P. ganga & apostata spot 3 is elongate & placed closer to spot 2.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93040001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93020001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93050001.html
P. ganga : Spots yellowish ;FW spot 2 elongate (blunt arrowhead) & closer to spot 2 ; HW spots wider (rectangular) close ;HW spot 6 may be present ;FW lower cellspot sometimes present.
Examples showing UP/UN.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai387.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai390.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai398.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai395.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_aj189.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_aj190.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7e5d6e2c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7b55a2e0-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c08d44f6-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c08d44f6-2.jpg
Form with two cellspots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7c7ba7bd-1.jpg
This is by far the commonest species in India but has largely been identified as Parnara bada.
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Post 54.
001 & 003.
Should be P. bada.
Although FW spot 3 appear as a blunt arrowhead ,some examples may have this (See Yutaka P. bada female, Chiang Mai).
The spot 3 is placed equal distance from spot 2 & 4.
The UnH spots are all small & rounded.
005.
Probably P. ganga; UnH spots are placed close together.
007;
Probably P. bada.
FW spot 3 midway between spot 2 & 4 ;HW with spot 6 .
002 & 006.
This Ampittia dioscorides.
007.
Potanthus pseudomaesa male.
FW spots 4 & 5 with small overlap with spot 3 & almost none with spot 6; HW band lightly crossed by dark veins.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92740010.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...otra_ak402.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1a69905b-3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1a69905b-4.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
PS. Evans' key differ from the key of Chiba & Eliot particularly with regards to HW spot 6 in Parnara ganga.
Evans state HW spot 6 is rarely present in P. ganga.
Chia & Eliot state HW spot 6 is absent.
Their keys are consistent in stating P. bada have small separate spots.
Yutaka shows the two male P. ganga with HW spot 6.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93050001.html
There are many examples where the upperside is P. ganga but the UnH have a large spot 6, apart from spots 2-5 being largish for P. bada.
eg, same female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai387.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai390.jpg
PS. 2 .Typical undoubted Parnara ganga in SE. Asia. These examples match those in the reference books.
Note 1. FW spot 3 very close to spot 2; 2. HW spots rectangular & close together; 3. No HW spot 6.
Langkawi , P. Malaysia.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/expe...e/panaraganga/
Vietnam.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...tal-swift.html