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... rest with their wings closed . As they usually withdraw the forewings somewhat into the hindwings , the protective ... rests on the ground with the wings bent over sideways . Shade - loving butterflies such as the Skippers , Amathusiids ...
... rest with their wings closed . As they usually withdraw the forewings somewhat into the hindwings , the protective ... rests on the ground with the wings bent over sideways . Shade - loving butterflies such as the Skippers , Amathusiids ...
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... rest of the wing , generally bearing a black central spot on the underside , and so situated that they stand out when the butterfly is at rest . To the upper , outer edge of the lobe is attached the thin , thread - like tail as a rule ...
... rest of the wing , generally bearing a black central spot on the underside , and so situated that they stand out when the butterfly is at rest . To the upper , outer edge of the lobe is attached the thin , thread - like tail as a rule ...
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... rest , like many other butterflies of this family , the wings are closed together over the back with the forewings folded back into the hindwings so that only the protective markings on the hindwings and the tips of the forewings are ...
... rest , like many other butterflies of this family , the wings are closed together over the back with the forewings folded back into the hindwings so that only the protective markings on the hindwings and the tips of the forewings are ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
KEY TO FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF THE COMMONEST BUTTERFLIES | 15 |
A KEY TO THE Families of BUTTERFLIES | 33 |
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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 fond foodplants forest forewings 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 settling sexes Sikkim to Assam South India spot end cell Status streak SWALLOWTAILS tail tawny termen tornus Treebrown trees underside UNUP upperside UPUN usually veins visit flowers Western Ghats white discal white spots wings Ypthima