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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.
Last edited by Psyche; 11-Dec-2019 at 11:23 PM.
Parnara bada:: Spots yellowish; FW spot 3 rounded or nearly so & midway between spot 2 & 4; HW spots small rounded separate, . FW rarely with an upper celspot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ea3aca4e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...01e84a6a-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d90b8e97-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d90b8e97-3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...450758f3-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...450758f3-1.jpg
Parnara bada appear to be rather rare compared to P. ganga.
Parnara apostata: Spots whitish; Upperside very dark ; FW without cellspot; FW spot 3 elongate as in P. ganga; HW spots in a stepladder arrangement but can be irregular;HW spot 6 may be present, brownish & obscure.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7db90205e8.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7db9fa9e77.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7db99e4c59.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...bcdad495-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...51b83382-1.jpg
Only in the NE regions.
Last edited by Psyche; 11-Dec-2019 at 11:40 PM.
Parnara guttata: Spots whitish ; Male with 2 cellspots, female with one upper cellspot ; HW spots usually large & in a stepladder arrangement; HW without spot 6.
Male.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...21f48ec0-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...21f48ec0-2.jpg
Female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...6138d73c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...6138d73c-2.jpg
Only in the extreme north.
Last edited by Psyche; 11-Dec-2019 at 08:10 PM.
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
Last edited by Psyche; 12-Dec-2019 at 03:16 AM. Reason: PS
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