Dear Isaac,
to take this matter forward, I checked your link and certainly, your specimen
is C. ruficornis. (Enjoyed the other photos as well). However, Krishna's
specimen is certainly not ruficornis, for the following reasons:
Evans (1949, Catalogue of Hesperidae) says for ruficornis:
antennal shaft chequered, club white in male, white at base in female:
Krishna's specimen has plain white antennae, not chequered;
in Krishna's specimen, there is an extra spot in FW 1b, lacking in your
specimen, as well two tiny ones below the subapical series, lacking in your
specimen;
Evans says for ruficornis ssp. fusca: Uph with large suffused dark spots
(present in your specimen and lacking in Krishna's) and Cilia Hindwing narrowly
white, chequered (correct for yours, Krishna's specimen has plain white cilia).
I also agree that it is not munda, that was just a suggestion. Difficult to say
what it was, now... wish we had the specimen.
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:59 +0530 wrote
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Freinds,
Can you id this flat? It was taken at Kudremukh national park.
regards
Krishna Mohan
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