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    Dear Dr. Seow sir. Here are some doubtful butterflies for ID from NE India. I have thried to ID some of them. Please have a look.


    1. Arhopala atrax?

    56.jpg


    2. Rapala suffusa?

    97.jpg


    3. Parnara guttata or ganga?

    DSC_0856.JPG


    4. Neptis nashona?

    62.jpg


    5. Borbo sp.?

    64.jpg


    6. Celastrina lavendularis?

    71.jpg


    7. Caltoris sp.

    91.jpg


    8. Caltoris sp.

    65.jpg 65a.jpg


    9. Female of which Athyma?

    46.jpg


    10. Neptis magadha?

    DSC_7306.jpg





    Atanu Bora (Saffron)
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    Last edited by Saffron; 05-Jun-2021 at 06:29 PM.

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    1. Arhopala atrax is right.

    This brlongs to the alea subgroup of the cleander group.
    FW band not dislocated at vein 4, HW band completelt dislocated at vein 2 (near the 'V' spot)
    The spots of the bands have rounded margins.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...bd83f6e2-1.jpg

    A. alax is similar but the spots forming the bands have straight margins.
    https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-c...ala-alax-1.jpg

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    2. Female Rapala dieneces.

    The FW band is fairly straight.
    The HW orange crown is deeper & contrasted from the ground colour.

    Female R. dieneces Singapore.
    https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/...d92f210a_c.jpg
    https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2891/3...8ecd103c_c.jpg

    Female R. suffusa.
    FW band curved towards costa.
    FW orange crown yellow merging with ground colour.
    Singapore.
    http://a4.pbase.com/g9/25/686825/2/1...5.sRe8z1wO.jpg
    https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301...126294c2e6.jpg

    This should be female R. suffusa.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c4de4781-1.jpg

    Female R. tara.
    HW band strongly dislocated.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8828ef58-1.jpg
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    3. Probably Parnara guttata.


    Both P. ganga & guttata lacks a spot 6 which is usually present in P. apostata.

    P. apostata UpF blackish ,no cellspot UnH with a spot 6.
    P. Malaysia.
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XGMVndBIWM...0/DSC_0332.JPG
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1LW7DbcOy...0/DSC_0338.JPG


    P. ganga UpF may have a lower cellspot.
    InH no spot 6, spots tend to be yellowish , less straight.
    http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...tal-swift.html
    http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...isepereira.jpg

    P. guttata.
    UpF 1-2 cellspot.
    UnH spots white in a straight line.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...21f48ec0-2.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c2124673-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...6138d73c-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7db90205e8.jpg

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    4. Neptis nashona.
    FW cellbar & cellend spot jopined into a single band. FW with 3 postdiscal spots.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...Neptis-nashona

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    5. Borbo bevani.

    The antennal club is more gradual than in Parnara which have it thicker.

    Borbo cinnara have FW spots irregualr & lunulate while in B. bevani the spots are rounded.UpF spot 1b absent or faint.

    Normally the two are difficult to separate based on the undersides but it appears that in B. bevani HW spot 6 is the largest. Correction: not always so.

    B. cinnara.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...Saji_ad956.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...Saji_ad957.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...9b96766f-1.jpg

    B. bevani.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8b6d8a87-2.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8b6d8a87-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...cb62f5e2-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...cb62f5e2-2.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...2804558a-2.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...2804558a-3.jpg
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    6. Udara dilecta.
    A submarginal series of spots/lunules is present.
    HW postdiscal spot 7 is not darker than the rest.
    Markings are as for this species. UpF apex suggest an injury mark.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_aa664.jpg

    Note Celastrina HW spot 7 is usually darker than the rest.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...164a70e4-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...kare_aq900.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...20d11a9a-2.jpg

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    7 & 8 are probably the same species.

    Caltoris species are extremely difficult to ID.

    The FW have two cellspot .

    C. brunnea is purple brown bebeath.
    C. cahira is dark chocolate UnH.
    C. tenuis have greenish hair.
    C. sirius have UpF spot 1b.

    C. cormasa looks similar but the upper cellspot is absent or tiny.
    https://butterflycircle.blogspot.com...swift.html?m=1
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ET0KyvY9PP...0/DSC_0341.JPG


    This leaves two possibilities ,C. bromus & confusa.
    I have no idea how C. confusa should look in the field.

    Colouration in C, bromus is often confusing in the web.
    Underside dark brown overlay with ochreous scales.
    FW two cellspot.
    Female may have UnH spots 2 & 3.
    Examples from Taiwan.
    https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-K...IMG_3600-1.jpg
    https://data.taieol.tw/files/eoldata...52/h34-2-1.jpg

    Verdict: Probably Caltoris bromus.

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    9 Female of Athyma cama.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7c642c7b-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me..._7/a-29034.jpg



    10. Phaedyma columella. male dsf.
    The arrangement of the two spots on the lower FW margin (dorsum) a tiny one on top a large one is characteristic.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720470010.html


    TL Seow: Cheers.

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    Thank you so much Seow sir for the valuable inputs. The keys you have mentioned to differentiate Celastrina and Udara will be very useful in my future expeditions.

    At first glance, I consider 10. to be Phaedyma columella, but thought it would be better to have your review on it.

    Rapala suffusa and Rapala dieneces always seems difficult. But i hope from next time i will be able to id them using the above mentioned keys.

    Thank you once again.


    Atanu Bora (Saffron)
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