Thanks KK. Based on your description, the species that I have seen in Goa is without any doubt putli.
Thanks once again. By the way, which is the smallest?? regards Parag Rangnekar "Man is but a small strand in the web of life, what he does to the web he does to himself....." ________________________________ From: "Kunte, Krushnamegh" <[email protected]> To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, November 18, 2010 5:40:26 AM Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Grass Jewel Parag, both species are found in S. India. See the email (pasted below) sent to the group some time ago. I am also resending the pictures. -- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Post-doctoral Research Fellow 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] Other emails: [email protected], [email protected] Personal website: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/index.htm Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Google profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/krushnamegh ________________________________ From: Parag Rangnekar <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:54:36 -0500 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Grass Jewel Hi, The Grass Jewel found in Goa and South India is Freyeria trochylus or putli?? regards Parag Rangnekar "Man is but a small strand in the web of life, what he does to the web he does to himself....." ------ Forwarded Message From: <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:29:00 -0500 >To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> >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]> wrote: >> >>Thanks, Raju ji, >>>Doesn't seem to match with pictures ofFreyeria putliat >>>http://www.malaeng.com/blog/?p=4323 >>> >>> >>>On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:09 PM, raju kasambe <[email protected]> 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]> 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 >>>>> -- Enjoy
