Ashok, the one with purple sheen on the upper side is the male. Females are brown with more prominent white bands and no or very little purple.
With best regards, 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] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ IFB email: [email protected] ________________________________ From: Ashok Sengupta <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:15:11 -0500 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] variation in Plum Judy - KK Please comment Hi! I have been clicking a few Plum Judies and came across one at Thenmala during annual Butterfly Survey conducted by TNHS. Posting a comparison for expert comments. Regards, Ashok -- Enjoy
