Soma, that¹s the dry season form of Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda). Compare your picture with those on the BOI website.
With best regards, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Ramanujan Fellow and Reader National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) GKVK, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560065, India. Ph: +91 80 2366-6001/02, extension 6410 Mobile: + 91 9403-975-925 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Emails: [email protected], [email protected] From: Soma Jha <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:26:53 +0530 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Id Request This butterfly was seen recently in Dhanbad. Would someone please help with the id ? Thank you. Soma Jha -- Enjoy

