arjan, you are right. larsen mentions that the type locality of the Eastern Grass Jewel (C. putli) is Mussoorie, so this species is very much expected at chakrata.
At 12:58 PM +0530 11/26/08, Arjan Basuroy wrote: >dear KK and all, >i got the attached photo in chakrata. i believe >tha mr tiwari has the same photo, we two have >spotted this while the others were shooting a >wall. now from your posting i think this is >putli . So Eastern Grass Jewel in central >himalayas at 7000 ft. pls check the photo and >see weather i am right or not. >regards >Arjan > > > > >On 11/26/08, ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >hello all, > > >JM Garg's butterfly in question is Chilades >putli (the Eastern Grass Jewel). see the >attached for difference between this species and >Chilades trochylus (the Grass Jewel). in >trochylus (the two pictures to the right in the >attached file) the tornal spots on the upper >side are prominently orange-crowned, and the >marginal spots on the underside have extensive >orange borders. in putli (the picture on the >left), the upper side has no orange and the >extent of orange on the underside is highly >reduced. the picture of trochylus given in >isaac's recent book (p. 262) is a >misidentification: it is actually putli. isaac's >entire "Status" and "H&H" sections for >trochylus, in fact, belong to putli, not >trochylus. putli is extensively distributed in >india and the oriental region while trochylus is >mostly an african species that penetrates into >the indian subcontinent but isn't as common or >widespread. most of the grass jewel pictures you >would find in indian books or on the web are >putli. Evans treated putli as a subspecies of >trochylus and, following Gaonkar's Western Ghats >butterfly checklist, i had also lumped it under >trochylus in my various previous publications >and web-pages. however, following most other >recent authors, who treat putli as a species >distinct from trochylus, i will be treating >putli separately in my upcoming books. > > >note that i have used Chilades rather than >Freyeria, with which most of you are familiar >for these two species. this change is following >Larsen's text for putli from Butterflies of >Bangladesh (p. 70): "It was previously known in >the combination Freyeria trochylus putli, but >the generic name is invalid and C. putli is >specifically distinct from C. trochylus...". >larsen includes putli under Chilades. > > >i will be writing more about these two species >in my upcoming systematic catalog of indian >butterflies but i hope that the above >information clarifies the issue for everyone. >let me know if any confusion still lingers. > > >cheers, > > >At 8:56 PM +0530 11/25/08, raju kasambe wrote: > >>Dear Sir, >> >The difference is significant. I think Isaac or >KK will be the right person to comment now. > >It is indeed a great catch. > >Regards, > >Raju > > > > > >On 11/17/08, J.M. Garg <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Thanks, Raju ji, > >Doesn't seem to match with pictures of Freyeria >putli at ><http://www.malaeng.com/blog/?p=4323>http://www.malaeng.com/blog/?p=4323 > > > >On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:09 PM, raju kasambe ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >Dear Sir, > >I think this might be the Freyeria putli, the >nearest species of Grass Jewel (Freyeria >trochylus). Please confirm. > >Regards, > >Raju > > > >On 11/14/08, J.M. Garg <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus)- a variation? >On 181008 in Narshapur forest around 80 Km. from >Hyderabad, AP. >-- >With regards, >J.M.Garg >"We often ignore the beauty around us" >Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & >Fauna:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >For learning about our trees & plants, please >visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) ><http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > > > >-- >With regards, >J.M.Garg >"We often ignore the beauty around us" >Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & >Fauna:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >For learning about our trees & plants, please >visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) ><http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > > > >-- > >Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte > >Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Kronforst Lab) >FAS Center for Systems Biology >Harvard University >52 Oxford St >Northwest Lab Room 458.40-3 >Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. > >Ph: (617) 496-0078 >Cell: (512) 577-1370 >Fax: (617) 495-2196 >Email: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >or ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Academic Website: ><http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/AcademicsHome.htm>http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/AcademicsHome.htm >General Website: ><http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/index.htm>http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/index.htm > > > > > >-- >Arjan Basu Roy >6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 >West Bengal, India > >Be natures' mate! > > > >Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="eastern grass jewel.jpg" >X-Attachment-Id: f_fnznk9jk >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="eastern grass jewel.jpg" > >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:eastern grass >jewel.jpg (JPEG/«IC») (0016E1E7) -- Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Kronforst Lab) FAS Center for Systems Biology Harvard University 52 Oxford St Northwest Lab Room 458.40-3 Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. 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