The early entomologist amassed drawersful of specimens, yet no record of C. putra was given to South India.
Nor does the checklist for Bangladesh include this species.
Yet many shots from S. India are atributed to C. putra based on the appearance of the discal band.
All sightings of C. putra in S. India are likely erroneous.
Genitalia shown are doubtful. They depict the left clasp of two different specimens, showing only the outside of the clasps.Correction: Images correctly shows the right clasp & inside.
Genitalia need to show the right clasp with the detail of the inside ,which may have additional features.
Evans made no mention of genitalia difference between the two species.
Many thanks once again, sir. This one looks like Pithauria murdava at first glance, however looking closer, it looks like a darker form of Pithauria stramineipennis. Central Nepal, and P. murdava was recorded from the east only. All my P. stramineipennis have prolific straw colored clothing on FW and HW unlike in this one.
Sir, could you look at this Melanitis? It is monsoon here, and these species are supposed to be WSF. But this one is weird. It's either a DSF M. leda or Melanitis zitenius zitenius which I've never seen and is supposed to be found in the east only. Can we get dsf in monsoon? Found near paddy field like any Melanitis.