Dear Krishna Mohan, the image you had posted in the mail is of Celaenorrhinus ruficornis (Dusky/Tamil spotted flat.C.putra is a very diferrent insect and is not a southindian species.Bengal,Sikkim and Assam are the nearest they occur to South India. Cheers! Dr.Kalesh.S
Thiruvananthapuram Phone: Mob:9447044498; Res: 0471-2444982 EMAIL: [email protected] My Blog: http://theskippersofkerala.blogspot.com/ --- On Tue, 3/8/10, Krishna Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: From: Krishna Mohan <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Can you ID this Flat? - Does C. putra occurs in south India?? To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 3 August, 2010, 9:55 AM Isaac & Peter, Nice to see both giants fighting over my photo. ;-) To make it easier for you to ID I thought I'll post one more shot of the same butterfly. Unfortunately that day I was with 70-200 lens which lacked macro. This was the minimum I could get the shot. Hope this will help in identification. With warm regards, Krishna Mohan Dear Peter, Thanks for your opinion on the image of Celaenorrhinus sp. I have a photo of Tamil Spotted Flat that fits Evan's description as mentioned by you on the Flickr (link given below). Also please check James Y Young 's photograph of C. putra in this link: http://www.hkls. org/fieldtr/ ChiangMai06/ ChiangMai06. htm And the most important question - Does C. putra occurs in South India ??? With warm regards, Isaac See my Butterfly Images: http://www.flickr. com/photos/ 26689187@ N00/ --- On Mon, 2/8/10, Peter Smetacek <petersmetacek@ rediffmail. com> wrote: From: Peter Smetacek <petersmetacek@ rediffmail. com> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Can you ID this Flat? - it's TAMIL SPOTTED FLAT. To: ButterflyIndia@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, 2 August, 2010, 12:57 AM Isaac, hate to be a wet blanket, but according to Evans, ruficornis area Plotz (= fusca Hampson) hindwing cilia chequered; above more or less clothed dull dark yellow hairs, leaving on UPH large dark spot end cell and discal row. (S. India to Bengal); ruficornis ruficornis Mabille from Java is "uniform. Upf 2 spots or conjoined dashes on costa, above and separate from cell spot; usually spots in 4,5. I still think Krishna's specimen is somewhere nearer C. putra. On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:07:31 +0530 wrote > Dear Friends, It's the TAMIL SPOTTED FLAT Celaenorrhinus ruficornis Endemic to Western Ghats [Maharashtra southwards]. Similar to Common Spotted Flat, but semi-transparent white spots on UPF separated from each other; spot in 1b may be absent. Spot may be Markings on UPH indistinct or absent. Antennae chequered, club white. Check the image in the flickr link below.Cheers! Isaac See my Butterfly Images:http: //www.flickr. com/photos/ 26689187@ N00/ --- On Sat, 31/7/10, HARI IYER wrote: From: HARI IYER Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Can you ID this Flat? To: ButterflyIndia@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, 31 July, 2010, 8:22 AM Celaenorrhinus ambareesa.. Hari Iyer On 30/07/2010, Krishna Mohan wrote: Freinds, Can you id this flat? It was taken at Kudremukh national park. regards Krishna Mohan -- Dr. Krishna Mohan Prabhu Hospital Hospital Cross Road Moodabidri - 574227 India Phone: +91 9880744258 +91 8258-237258 Website: http://www.drkrishi .com -- Enjoy
