Avisek, this is indeed a male of the Broad-tail Royal (*Creon cleobis*), and this is a nice record. May we use your images for the Butterflies of India website (http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/268-iolaini-dp2)?
With best regards, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Ramanujan Fellow and Reader National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560065, Karnataka, India. Ph: + 91 9403-975-925 Email: [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Email: [email protected] On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Avisek Chatterjee < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Hi All, > > This butterfly was spotted in CKBS, Kolkata last Sunday 18th Dec 2011. > This looks very similar to Broadtail Royal recently recorded in Kolkata > area. > Plese help in ID. > > Place: CKBS, Kolkata. > State: West Bengal. > Date: 18th December 2011 > Species: ID help required. > > Cheers, > Avisek. > > -- Enjoy
