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Page 137
... fly far then , but dash from cover to cover . In the evening just before dark , at about the same time as Parantirrhoea marshalli flies , Discophora males become active ; they fly fast and high , but seem to come to rest soon and may be ...
... fly far then , but dash from cover to cover . In the evening just before dark , at about the same time as Parantirrhoea marshalli flies , Discophora males become active ; they fly fast and high , but seem to come to rest soon and may be ...
Page 197
... flies above 4,000 feet , probably to a considerable altitude as it has been recorded from Chini in Kunawar . ( 9,500 feet ) . The markings on the upper side are white in the form that flies from Kulu to Kumaon ( race narayana ) : yellow ...
... flies above 4,000 feet , probably to a considerable altitude as it has been recorded from Chini in Kunawar . ( 9,500 feet ) . The markings on the upper side are white in the form that flies from Kulu to Kumaon ( race narayana ) : yellow ...
Page 487
... flies and the former flies to a height of 10,000 feet , being common at flowers in gardens . It seems to like the sunshine . The Small Branded Swift is much the commonest of the whole genus and will be found everywhere in all sorts of ...
... flies and the former flies to a height of 10,000 feet , being common at flowers in gardens . It seems to like the sunshine . The Small Branded Swift is much the commonest of the whole genus and will be found everywhere in all sorts of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
KEY TO FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF THE COMMONEST BUTTERFLIES | 15 |
A KEY TO THE FAMILIES OF BUTTERFLIES | 33 |
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abundant Amblypodia apex FW apical Assam and Burma Baluchistan basal Bengal Bhutan black border black spots brand Bushbrown butterfly caught Ceylon Chitral Common Coorg costa damp patches Danais dark border dark brown Description discal band discal line discal spots dorsum Eriboea Euploea Euthalia feed feet females flies flight foodplants forest forewing genus Grass Habits Hedge Blue Himalayas hindwing insect jungle Kanara Kumaon larvae last species leaf Lethe low elevations Lycaenopsis Madhya Pradesh males Manipur markings Mussoorie Mycalesis Naga Hills narrow Neptis Nilgiris numbers NYMPHALIDS Oakblue ocelli orange Orissa outer discal paler Pantoporia Papilio plains Plate prominent Range Rapala rare regions Sailer settle sexes Sikkim to Assam South India spot end cell Status streak tail tawny termen tornal spot tornus Treebrown trees underside UNUP upperside UPUN usually veins visit flowers Western Ghats white discal white spots wings Ypthima