ID help on various Neptis and other species of Meghalaya

[Psyche]

8 & 9 Neptis namba.

10. N. ananta

Three species can be easily confused.

N. ananta Orange yellow.
FW cleft between cellend spot & cellbar shallow ;notch in subapical fsacia deep.
FW submarginal band fades out at apex.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me..._7/a-29254.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c23b0d9a-1.jpg

N. namba. orange.
Cleft between FW cellend spot & cellbar deep; Likewise notch in subapical fascia deep.
FW subapical band absent or very obscure.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...11/a-28770.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...11/a-28774.jpg

N. miah. FW cleft between cellend spot & cell bar shallow ;notch in subapical fascia shallow.
FW submarginal band obsolete or obscure.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...95f9895ec1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...bad343f4-2.jpg

MisIDed N. namba.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...325c7833-1.jpg

[Psyche]

10. Ragadia crito.

Most people consider it a good species.

R. crisilda.
Upperside with most of the white bands darken except for the discal white band.
UnF discal white band about 1.5 X that of the width of the adjacent dark postdiscal band containing the ocelli. Correction : Dark band about 1.5X white band
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...03cd5a71-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...03cd5a71-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...19729a70-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...19729a70-2.jpg


Ragadia crito.
Upperside with white bands sullied but intact.
UnF discal white band narrow, to about 1/2 (at least in upper half) that of the width of the adjacent postdiscal band with the ocelli.
Fig 1 & 2 male & female.
https://archive.org/details/journalo...p?view=theater
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...3b32dbee-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...422a524e-1.jpg


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[Saffron]

Thank you so very much for the useful discussions. This post seems to clear some of my major mistakes.

Stay safe and healthy sir!!

Cheers

[Psyche]

Correction .

While the white discal band UnH in R. crito is narrow there are a lot of variations in both species.

It is not possible to be precisely accurate.

Rephrase.

R. crisilda UnH white discal band equal or to about 2/3 width that of dark postdiscal band (with ocelli)
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...03cd5a71-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...03cd5a71-1.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...19729a70-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...19729a70-2.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...e0ba1e7b-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...e0ba1e7b-1.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragadia_crisilda
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40960010.html

http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/CNSAT...1589891228.jpg
http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/CNSAT...1589891228.jpg

http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/CNNYM...B978325200.JPG
http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/CNNYM...B978325200.JPG


R. crito. UnH white discal band narrower, down to about 1/2 the postdiscal band.
https://archive.org/details/journalo...p?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragadia

fig 5 R. crito upper/underside. (1-4 new species)
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Ljg7Q&usqp=CAU

http://www.butterflycircle.com/attac...0&d=1623059253



TL Seow: Cheers

[Saffron]

Thank you so much sir for the overall information. After looking at those references and ingormations here, it appears that individual variation may occur in Ragadis sp. and therefore an upper shot will be a better option for their identification.

With the information and keys provided above, my try to id some of these. Please have a look.


12. Neptis miah?

156a.jpg 156.jpg


13. Neptis namba?

DSC_0179.JPG


14. Neptis nashona?

DSC_0289.JPG


15. Neptis pseudovikasi?

DSC_0108.JPG



Atanu Bora (Saffron)
Cheers

[Psyche]

Post 9.

They are all correct.

N. pseudovikasi & harita can look very similar .


N. pseudovikasi. FW submarginal spots bent in slightly at apex.
FW postdiscal spot 2 usually rounded & HW submarginal band not chain-like.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...kare_ar221.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ekar_aj857.jpg

N. harita ;FW submarginal spots not bent in at apex.
FW spot 2 typically pointed on inner margin & HW submarginal band chain-like.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...14c103a7-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ndhi_as945.jpg


This below looks to be N. pseudovikasi.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8f7ec1b1-2.jpg


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