Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda) has distinct seasonal forms and a phenomenal range of individual variation in its wing patterns. We have put together a collection of over two dozen images capturing some of the common and dramatic variation of this species on its BOI species page:
http://ifoundbutterflies.org/3-lepidoptera/melanitis-leda-dp2 We would love to have more pictures from you if you are willing to contribute, especially if you have variation not covered in these pictures. Otherwise, any good pictures are always welcome. BTW, now we have 5,000 to 6,000 reference images on the website. That covers a lot of variation of Indian butterflies. Big thanks to Rohan Lovalekar, Gaurav Agavekar and Saji K. who have tirelessly formatted so many of their own and other images given to them for the website. Others such as Hemant Ogale, Rohit Girotra and Animish Mandrekar have also contributed dozens of images recently. Thanks, all. I hope that we will continue to grow at this pace. With best wishes, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- 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 -- Enjoy
