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11-Dec-2019, 07:05 PM
#22
The Parnaras are very confusing in fieldshots.
IT is necessary to refer to specimens that are IDed properly.
All species have forms in which the HW spots are reduced & rounded.
From the Yutaka site it can be seen that in P. bada spot 3 is rounded or nearly so & is placed midway between spot 2 & 4.
In both P. ganga & apostata spot 3 is elongate & placed closer to spot 2.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93040001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93020001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93050001.html
P. ganga : Spots yellowish ;FW spot 2 elongate (blunt arrowhead) & closer to spot 2 ; HW spots wider (rectangular) close ;HW spot 6 may be present ;FW lower cellspot sometimes present.
Examples showing UP/UN.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai387.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai390.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai398.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ai395.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_aj189.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_aj190.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7e5d6e2c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7b55a2e0-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c08d44f6-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c08d44f6-2.jpg
Form with two cellspots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...7c7ba7bd-1.jpg
This is by far the commonest species in India but has largely been identified as Parnara bada.
Last edited by Psyche; 11-Dec-2019 at 11:23 PM.
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