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... genus . The wings are rather narrow and somewhat produced . The bodies are of slender build , not so robust as in the closely related genus Pantoporia , nor do they possess , like most of that genus , a white or tawny- yellow band at ...
... genus . The wings are rather narrow and somewhat produced . The bodies are of slender build , not so robust as in the closely related genus Pantoporia , nor do they possess , like most of that genus , a white or tawny- yellow band at ...
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... genus . GENUS 35. Vanessa — THE VANESSAS - General Description . All the members of this genus are of moderate size and are richly coloured on the upperside : black and dark brown with a scarlet band on the forewing , pinkish red with ...
... genus . GENUS 35. Vanessa — THE VANESSAS - General Description . All the members of this genus are of moderate size and are richly coloured on the upperside : black and dark brown with a scarlet band on the forewing , pinkish red with ...
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... genus ) . Habits . Reputed to come to sap etc. , especially at toddy trees . THE CRENULATE OAKBLUE Mahatala atkinsoni Hewitson Range . Nagas and Manipur . Burma . Status . Very rare . Description . 38-47 mm . Similar to M. ameria but ...
... genus ) . Habits . Reputed to come to sap etc. , especially at toddy trees . THE CRENULATE OAKBLUE Mahatala atkinsoni Hewitson Range . Nagas and Manipur . Burma . Status . Very rare . Description . 38-47 mm . Similar to M. ameria but ...
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