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    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/me...179b645c-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/photog...isepereira.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/me...29f9adff-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.
    Last edited by Psyche; 08-Jun-2020 at 01:07 PM.

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