Very very nice snap.Thank you!
________________________________ From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:59:00 AM Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Grass Jewels (Freyeria trochylus and putli) hello all, JM Garg's butterfly in question isChilades putli (the Eastern Grass Jewel). see the attached for difference between this species andChilades trochylus (the Grass Jewel). introchylus (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. inputli (the picture on the left), the upper side has no orange and the extent of orange on the underside is highly reduced. the picture oftrochylus given in isaac's recent book (p. 262) is a misidentification: it is actuallyputli. isaac's entire "Status" and "H&H" sections fortrochylus, in fact, belong toputli, nottrochylus.putli is extensively distributed in india and the oriental region whiletrochylus 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 areputli. Evans treatedputli as a subspecies of trochylus and, following Gaonkar's Western Ghats butterfly checklist, i had also lumped it undertrochylus in my various previous publications and web-pages. however, following most other recent authors, who treatputli as a species distinct fromtrochylus, i will be treatingputli separately in my upcoming books. note that i have usedChilades rather thanFreyeria, with which most of you are familiar for these two species. this change is following Larsen's text forputli from Butterflies of Bangladesh (p. 70): "It was previously known in the combinationFreyeria trochylus putli, but the generic name is invalid andC. putli is specifically distinct fromC. trochylus...". larsen includesputli underChilades. 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote: Thanks, Raju ji, Doesn't seem to match with pictures ofFreyeria putli at http://www.malaeng. com/blog/ ?p=4323 On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:09 PM, raju kasambe <kasambe.raju@ gmail.com> wrote: Dear Sir, I think this might be theFreyeria putli, the nearest species of Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus). Please confirm. Regards, Raju On 11/14/08,J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> 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 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) 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 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] edu or krushnamegh@ gmail.com Academic Website: http://www.people. fas.harvard. edu/~kunte/ AcademicsHome. htm General Website: http://www.people. fas.harvard. edu/~kunte/ index.htm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Enjoy -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
