Burara spp

[Tshulthrim]

Greetings from Bhutan!!!

I took this butterfly at an elevation of 1200 metres in western Bhutan, can this be Burara jaina la. sorry I missed taking open wing la.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51230683017_40afbc7eb9_w.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2m45Dde)Burara spp (https://flic.kr/p/2m45Dde) by Tshulthrim Tshulthrim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/190131380@N08/), on Flickr

[Psyche]

Burara jaina. Correction: Most likely B. anadi.
HW orange cilia reaching vein 7; HW orange patch close to the HW cellend.
FW may have a white spot.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Close_Wing_position_of_Burara_jaina_(Moore,18 66)_%E2%80%93_Common_Orange_Awlet.jpg
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/index.php?plog__=&level=picture&id=2689

B. harisa ;HW orange cilia reaching vein 5. HW patch not near the cellend.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33212211@N00/24387546744/
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/137_6889-869-5589995350645-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Tshulthrim]

Thank you so much la Dr Seow:)

[Tshulthrim]

Can this be Burara anadi Dr Seow,as this color look too pale orange la.

[Psyche]

I think you are right here.

There are examples of B. jaina without the FW white discal spot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/BuraraJaina/Burarajaina_YuwarajGurjar_aa295.jpg



The underside of B. anadi is purple-washed, more noticeable on the FW.
This gives it a darker ground colour.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/183_13084-279-57a74438f16cf-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/93_20335-365-59d1794141dc2-2.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Tshulthrim]

Thank you Dr. Soew��