This unfortunate satyrid is almost certainly a Melanitis, my guess being the Common Evening Brown (M. leda).
Best wishes, Keith From: Vijay Barve <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Ankur Patwardhan <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:14:41 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Pupa for Id ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ankur Patwardhan <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:59 AM Hi photo clicked in Purandar taluk, Pune District, Maharashtra (semi arid, rain shadow region of Maharashtra) near agricultural field. AP -- Enjoy

