Subramanyam, you have a few things mixed here. 1 and 5 are dry season forms (“DSF”) of what appear to be the Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias). 4 is a DSF of the Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita). 6 can be Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis phedima) or Common Evening Brown (M. leda), I cannot be sure from the underside alone. All others are Common Evening Brown (M. leda).
Irrespective of the species identity, I think all your pictures are fantastic and we will like to include them in the Butterflies of India website if you are willing to contribute. With best wishes, Krushnamegh. ________________________________ From: subramanyam kalluri <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:21:52 -0400 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda) seasonal forms and individual variation Hello, 1, 3 and 4 from west Bengal, remaining from Andhrapradesh Subramanyam Kalluri Vice President, Butterfly Conservation Society, Hyderabad Mobile: 09866685175 "WANDERING ONE GATHERS HONEY" My Picasa albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/subbukalluri ________________________________ From: "Kunte, Krushnamegh" <[email protected]> To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 22 June 2011 9:10 AM Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda) seasonal forms and individual variation 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
