Aniruddha, this species is somewhat uncommon but it seems to be more frequently encountered around Thane (near Mumbai). I have seen quite a few pictures taken around there in the past few years.
________________________________ From: ani d <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:29:45 -0400 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Two Skippers from Nagla 11 June Hi Krushnamegh, Thanks a tonne for the identifications. This is only the second time since 2008 that I came across a (probable) Conjoined Swift. I wonder how common they are in Mumbai. Regards, Aniruddha --- On Sun, 12/6/11, Kunte, Krushnamegh <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kunte, Krushnamegh <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Two Skippers from Nagla 11 June To: "butterflyindia" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 11:11 AM Aniruddha, the first skipper is Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala): http://ifoundbutterflies.org/5-hesperioidea/iambrix-salsala-dp1 It is difficult to be absolutely sure about the second one without seeing spotting pattern on the upper side, but I bet it is the Conjoined Swift (Pelopidas conjuncta): http://ifoundbutterflies.org/330-pelopidas/pelopidas-conjuncta Cheers, Krushnamegh. ________________________________ From: ani d <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:01:19 -0400 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Two Skippers from Nagla 11 June Hi all, Visited Nagla Block today. The sightings weren't as good as expected, thanks to the rain, but saw at least four species of Hesperiids. Three unidentified and one Golden Angle. I'm attaching images of two Skippers that I had the opportunity to photograph. Unfortunately, no image of the upper side of the wings, hence any guesses about their identity is much appreciated. Photo info: Pic name: Skipper 1 Species name: ID requested Wingspan: around 20mm Loc: Nagla Block Photographer: Aniruddha Dhamorikar Remarks: Rather small skipper, wings not damaged, but seems to have lost its scales. Pic name: Skipper 2 Sp. name: ID requested Wingspan: around 25mm Loc: Nagla Block Photographer: self Remarks: Rather large Skipper Regards, Aniruddha -- Enjoy
