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gkbaliga
24-Aug-2018, 02:31 AM
Are these Eurema brigitta and Neptis Hylas or Neptis Jumbah?

Both shot in our backyard in Mangalore, Karnataka State (Coastal), India

Id help and guidance appreciated


1.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1853/44172980172_d27e156981_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2aiq53q)Eurema (https://flic.kr/p/2aiq53q) by GKBaliga (https://www.flickr.com/photos/93793400@N02/), on Flickr


2.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1836/44172977402_6bd2b3c6a7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2aiq4dE)20180731-IMG_3157 (https://flic.kr/p/2aiq4dE) by GKBaliga (https://www.flickr.com/photos/93793400@N02/), on Flickr

Psyche
24-Aug-2018, 08:00 PM
1. Eurema hecabe hecabe .
The FW upperside black border can be made out to be strongly excavated on the inner margin as in E. hecabe.
E. heacabe has a more quadrate HW, more angular ,the margin straight from v1b to about v4. FW typically with 2 cellspots.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Eurema%20hecabe%20contubernalis/26%20Eurema%20hecabe%20contubernalis%20(Common%20G rass%20Yellow)%20Bobby%20Mun.jpg
http://espacepourlavie.ca/sites/espacepourlavie.ca/files/styles/gal-photo-large/public/102_eurema_hecabeeurema_hecabe.jpg_remplacee_0.jpg ?itok=oxcy6VNK
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/767/Eurema-hecabe
FW cellspots variably absent at times.

E. brigitta :FW black border margin arcuate & more regular; HW less angular & with dark fasciae ;FW without any cellspot.
https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0011/97787/366147.3.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Eurema%20brigitta%20senna/_MG_9437-1%20Eurema%20brigitta%20senna%2015-10-06.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/810/Eurema-brigitta

2. Neptis hylas varmona.
HW main band with upper & lower margins straight on the inner half; HW submarginal spots large & quadrate.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/480/Neptis-hylas

N. jumbah nalanda;HW main band upper margin fairly regular, lower margin crenate(scalloped);HW submarginal spots flattened & low, occasionally obscure
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/1118/Neptis-jumbah


TL Seow: Cheers.

gkbaliga
24-Aug-2018, 10:52 PM
Thank you so much Dr. Seow

1. The absence of (or not very apparent - may be) cell spot in the Eurema species caused the confusion in me.
Now I am very clear it is Eurema hecabe hecabe.

2. Thanks for the id pointers of Neptis hylas and Neptis jumbah.