I will go with Isaac sir here for the following reasons - 1) There will be variations in the coloration/pattern of antennae and hence it cannot be used all the time for identification. 2) Tiny spots below the apical series on FW might or might not be present in both the species. I have seen many specimens of ruficornis and leucocera with or without those spots in wild. 3) Semi-transparent white spots on the upperside of the forewings are separated and hence its not leucocera. 4) ambareesa is way too different from these two species to get confused. 5) There is no other "*Celaenorrhinus" *species present in that region. 6) Large suffused dark spots on UPH are worn out in Dr. Krishna's specimen. That specimen looks old, has broken right forewing and heavily lacking in original set of scales.
Kishen On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Peter Smetacek < [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Freinds, > > Can you id this flat? It was taken at Kudremukh national park. > > regards > > Krishna Mohan > > -- > > Dr. Krishna Mohan > > Prabhu Hospital > > Hospital Cross Road > > Moodabidri - 574227 > > India > > Phone: +91 9880744258 > > +91 8258-237258 > > Website: > > http://www.drkrishi.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline....@middle?> > > > -- Enjoy
