Milind, without looking at too many pictures that I have in my reference collection, I do not recall seeing this spot, so I would say this is a minor variation.
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 2366-6001/02/18/19, ext 6410 Ph (London): +44 7831-204-169 Mobile: + 91 9483-525-925 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Emails: [email protected], [email protected] From: milind pandit <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:28:20 +0530 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Gentle Reminder : Question about this Pea Blue Hi ! I had sent this small query some time back, would appreciate if some one could answer the query. Cheers, Milind Pandit -------- Forwarded message ---------- From: milind pandit <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:15 AM Subject: Question about this Pea Blue To: [email protected] In the attached picture of the Pea Blue, there is a small dark spot in the sub marginal area. Is this abnormal or is it a commonly found marking ? Place - Vajreshwari - Maharashtra. Date - March 12. Cheers, Milind Pandit -- "A Good Wine Starts With A Smile & Ends With A Smile." . -- Enjoy

