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    Default Which Swift?

    It does not have the HW cell spot but it elongated look does not look like the Borbo cinnara. Is this a Pelopidas agna or a Pelopidas mathias?
    20160622 Swift.jpg

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    Borbo cinnara female.

    The extra spots on the HW suggest it might be Parnara, but,
    1 The HW lower 3 spots are well in line.
    2. FW subapical 3 spots out of line.

    Parnara ;short stumpy antenna; HW lower spots out of line (bada & ganga) ;FW often 2 subapical spots; if 3 ,then in line.

    Borbo cinnara.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w--ngH74-8..._flower_01.jpg

    Parnara bada
    http://m5.i.pbase.com/g1/98/670198/2...5.4LnzFbeE.jpg
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r10tmE1ODK...rnara+bada.jpg

    Parnara ganga.
    https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1485/...bcd20e95_b.jpg
    http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...isepereira.jpg

    Parnara apostata.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtL__xzJRf...0/DSC_0336.JPG
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XGMVndBIWM...0/DSC_0332.JPG

    TL Seow : Cheers.
    PS. It might judt be possible for a Pelopidas to have the HW cellspot missing.
    This would make it extremely difficult to ID, but generally the lower part of the abdomen in Pelopidas is dark.
    P. mathias ,2 females & 1 male.
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7JuPSD_pji...derside_02.jpg
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Ming.jpg
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a-GOYuXKY2...69--Swift-.jpg
    Last edited by Psyche; 22-Jun-2016 at 09:56 PM.

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    Thank you, Dr Seow. Will try to get an upper wing shot.

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