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Silverstreak
07-Apr-2016, 05:09 PM
Dr. Seow a request for ID for this Neptis , both images are from the same butterfly .

Location : Khasi hills, meghalaya, indiaElevation probably 900mFebruary, 2016

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atronox
07-Apr-2016, 07:03 PM
Neptis yerburii pandoces
Psyche
07-Apr-2016, 08:34 PM
Neptis yerburii pandoces

This does looks correct, but the correct name is now Neptis capnodes pandoces.
There were a lot of confusion with wsf & dsf of the Himalayan Neptis.

Smetacek have found that the original taxon yerburii falls as a ssp of Neptis nata (synonym peilei )
The taxon capnodes is raised to full species & the taxon pandoces falls a ssp. of capnodes.

There is a pix of the taxon pandoces under the old name of N. yerburii pandoces. fig 14. left-topside.
http://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis1415brit#page/n368/mode/1up

N. soma :FW submarginas triangualr cut in strongly at apex.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3021/Neptis-soma

N. nata, very similar but FW potdiscal spots 1b, 2, & 3 more spaced out.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2142/Neptis-nata
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720190010.html

TL Seow : Cheers.
Silverstreak
07-Apr-2016, 10:47 PM
Thank you Aaron and Dr. Seow on behalf of Atanu Bora from India. :)
Silverstreak
08-Apr-2016, 12:06 AM
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atronox
08-Apr-2016, 05:55 AM
This does looks correct, but the correct name is now Neptis capnodes pandoces.
There were a lot of confusion with wsf & dsf of the Himalayan Neptis.

Smetacek have found that the original taxon yerburii falls as a ssp of Neptis nata (synonym peilei )
The taxon capnodes is raised to full species & the taxon pandoces falls a ssp. of capnodes.

Thx for the updated nomenclature, Dr Seow.