Female Caltoris canaraica. (As discussed with Rajib).
This is an eye-opener when a species appears far from its usual habitat.
The confusion arise from several factors.
1. Evans' description of Caltoris canaraica.
" UpF upper cellspot always rather larger than the lower cellspot. UnH spots in space 2 & 3, which may be obscured by a broad central band of white scaling conspicuous in DSF."
As noted in the bred specimens.
The upper cellspot is not always larger.
The UnH often have additional spots in space 4, 5, 6 especially in the female.
2. Previous records of C. canaraica are all in S. India ,hundreds of kilometres from Kolkata.
3. The larvae of C. canaraica , bromus & Polytremis lubricans are all rather similar with minor differences.
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