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Shihan
24-Oct-2016, 03:10 AM
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Southeast Bangladesh

Psyche
24-Oct-2016, 09:23 AM
Female Pelopidas agna.
The underside colour & shading is typical.

P. subochraeac ; largeer, HW spots often reduced ;FW subapical spots often in a straight row.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1089/Pelopidas-subochracea

TL Seow: Cheers.

Psyche
24-Oct-2016, 10:19 AM
Pelopidas conjunctus male.

The ist pix shows thw wingshape which is distinctly male, but the 2nd pix shows the upperside FW has no brand but with a lower spot in space 1b..
Also the FW spots are distinctly yellow.

P. agna . male with brand . FW spots buff/off white; FW cellspots small or rounded.
females
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/579/22195353146_02f00c7df8.jpg
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8624/16001197986_125b6ff633_b.jpg

P. subochracea. large FW cellspots buff/off white ;male with brand; cellspots rounded; subapical spots often in line; underside HW spots often reduced.
female.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/05/79/480579eed4605cf397302c35bb727531.jpg

P. conjunctus; large; Male without a brand; FW spots more distinctly yellow; Cellspots large; often elongate in female; colour deeper brown.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Pelopidas%20conjunctus%20conjunctus/Conjoined%20Swift%20-%20James%20Chia.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/PelopidasConjuncta/PelopidasConjuncta_KSaji_ac767.jpg
male
http://eoldata.taibif.tw/files/eoldata/imagecache/data_object_image/images/39/00101933.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

PS. Originally named as Goniloba conjuncta. This has been transferred to Pelopidas .

In accordance to Latin grammar , the gender of the genus & the specific name should be the same except when the specific name is a proper noun eg name of a person, mythological hero ,etc.
Thus Goniloa (female) conjuncta(female) to Pelopidas(male) conjunctus(male).

Pelopidas is the name of a Greek general in the Roman army (legend). Conjunctus/conjucta = to meet or join.