Tajuria cippus has jet black opaque eyes. This one's not a Tajuria for sure...
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Tajuria cippus has jet black opaque eyes. This one's not a Tajuria for sure...
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Thank you, sir. I was confused between Pratapa deva and Tajuria jehana actually. True, Tajuria cippus is very different with those black eyes.
Sajan KC
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You got a point here.Originally Posted by Nawab
It also look similar to T. jehana as some have the HW band/line broken into streaks.
However if it is correctly a female, than the jehana female have much heavier HW markings.
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T. jehana can be ruled out as the Postdiscal streaks are placed much closer to the termen (outer margin).
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...00116efe-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...843bd9b4-1.jpg
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That's a great point! Thank you so much, sir!
Sajan KC
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Post 89.
It should be Ochlodes brahma.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8936be426b.jpg
O. siva have black lined spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/tx/334-Ochlodes
Pedesta masuriensis have white FW spots.
P. panda & pandita have obscure or obsolete HW spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/tx/304-Pedesta
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Both shots show the same distortion ie the body is too long.
I think if the camera is set on wide angle for scenery shots, using the macro mode for closeup would cause the subject to be stretched out laterally ie left & right.
However, I will need a camera pro to comment on this.
It is possible both are of the same species.
In pic post 89 it is definitely a male (abdominal end, FW rounded apex & straight termen)
P. pandita can be ruled out as the male antenna is tipped orange & have a white spot.
Male P. pandita.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...00375cb7-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...53f557fe-1.jpg
Female ;FW apex more pointed, termen convex, longer body profile.Antenna without a white dot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...529b5547-1.jpg
P. panda is not known to have HW spot.
It does not look quite right for Ochlodes brahma.
In a search for something similar, this appear to match Pedesta (Thoressa) masuriensis tali.
In the taxon tali the FW spots are yellow & the HW range from spotless to a variable number. The antenna is more gradual.
You may download the pdf, page 199, images 14 (spotless HW) & 15.
Not sure if this is possible. Zobodat pdf article.
https://www.google.com/search?q=note...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Author Hao Huang state that tali is so different that it is probably a different species.
HOwever it is found farther to the east in Sichuan & Yunnan.
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Last edited by Psyche; 07-Apr-2021 at 06:05 PM.
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Great observation here , Khew.
I somehow fail to notice it.
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