ID requested for Unknown species

[butterflyrajib]

GREETINGS FROM INDIA!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am sending herewith one unknown Hesperiid for identification purpose. Sorry to say I cant captured underwing view. Species captured from from Kolkata, West Bengal, India in month of May 2018.

Regards,
Rajib Dey
Email.: rajibdey88@gmail.com

[Psyche]

Parnara ganga.

Evan in trying to fit the description for all regions can be rather confusing.
The description follows that revision by Chiba & Eliot.

P. bada bada ;spots typically small & well separated .
FW cellspots almost always absent.
FW spot 3 equally spaced from spots 2 & 4.
HW with spots typically small & irregular .Spot 6 variable.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93050001.html
Note HW spot 6 so can not be P. ganga.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/184_45129-743-5d89d179b645c-1.jpg

P. ganga ;FW sometimes with a lower cellspot.
FW spot 3 nearer spot 2 than spot 4.
HW spots typically larger ; spot 6 almost always absent.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93040001.html
https://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/plog-content/images/butterfliesbrnbspnbspnbsphesperiidae-the-skippers-br/subfamily-hesperiinae--brnbspnbspnbsp-genus-parnara--swift-/parnara-ganga-up-malabar-hills-02sep11_blaisepereira.jpg

P. apostata debdasi
UpF blackish brown ;FW without cellspot (rarely a minute lower cellspot)
FW spots 2, 3, & 4 typically large , such that spot 3 may overlaps spot 2.
A small spot in space 1b may be present ,at lower corner of spot 2.
HW almost always with a large spot 6.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/368_47811-146-5dcc129f9adff-1.jpg


P. guttata mangala.
FW may have two cellspots, more often only the upper cellspot is present.
HW no spot in space 6.
Ssp mangala tend to have smaller & reduced spots than typical ssp guttata.
Range Himalayas.

TL Seow: Cheers.

[butterflyrajib]

Thank you Sir.