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butterflyrajib
27-Sep-2019, 04:35 AM
Greetings from INDIA
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am sending herewith two pictures (same individual i.e. ventral view & dosrsal view) for indentification purpose. Image captured from Jaguli-Nadia, West Bengal, India in the month of September 2018. Is this a Pelopidas conjuncta, please guide.
Regards,
Rajib Dey
Psyche
27-Sep-2019, 08:19 PM
It is a female Pelopidas agna.
P. agna; UN uniformly brown without uneven shading. Male with FW spot 2 & 3 narrow.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/PelopidasAgna/PelopidasAgna_AbhaySoman_ag263.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3o_pA2jF-ZU/VlA83ntixMI/AAAAAAAAkpw/XLzTMj8fMi8/s1600/PA_male_02.jpg
females.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Pelopidas%20agna%20agna/BengalSwiftF-KSK.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pelopidas_agna_20140621.jpg
P. mathias ;UN ground colour unevenly shaded; paler (grey actually) in the marginal areas or overall grey brown.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/PelopidasMathias/02PelopidasMathias_SatyendraKumarTiwari_ak551.jpg
females.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/234_2690-589-549c45811259b-1.jpg
https://www.markeisingbirding.com/sites/default/files/styles/xx_large__1280_960_/public/small_branded_swift._pelopidas_mathias._atashika_m ie_prefecture_28-09-2018_1.jpg?itok=iIYrHLC_
P. conjuncta /conjunctus. Large.
Medium brown ;HW wuth white spots & FW with larger yellowish spots .
One male & two females.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conjoined_Swift_Pelopidas_conjuncta_UN_by_Dr. _Raju_Kasambe_DSCN0738_(3).jpg
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/?level=picture&id=2444
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/index.php?level=picture&id=2445
TL Seow: Cheers.
butterflyrajib
27-Sep-2019, 09:27 PM
Thanks Sir for your guidance.
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