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Copyright: Arjun Haarith (Arjun)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-07-15 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 28-105 Macro |
| Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-07-19 9:47 |
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| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I shot this picture in omkar hills in Bangalore
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Genus: Euthalia
Species: E. nais
Binomial name
Euthalia nais
Male+female Upperside tawny yellow, base of both fore and hind wing dusted with fuscous scales; cilia black, alternated with white. Forewing with the following black markings: a transverse line below apex of cell, an oval transverse spot beyond encircling a small yellow spot, a broad short oblique discal bar and an angulated postdiscal lunular band; the costa narrowly and the termen shaded with black. Hind wing: a comparatively large triangular patch below the middle of the costa, a postdiscal evenly-curved series of spots and a broad band along the termen black. Underside dark ochraceous red. Fore wing: the base shaded with fuscous black, two spots at base of cell and a transverse line beyond crimson-pink, edged with black: a very broad oblique discal band, angulated downwards below vein 4, bordered posteriorly by a large black spot on the inner side and outwardly and anteriorly by an oblique broad black band, followed by four anterior obliquely-placed ochraceous-white spots, and beyond by a very narrow luuular black band bent downwards below vein 6. Hind wing: a crimson short line at extreme base, two crimson black-bordered spots in cell: a comparatively broad transverse discal white band often broken up into a large spot below middle of costa, with two or three spots in line below it; finally, a postdiscal series of small black spots. Antennae black, bright ochraceous at apex; head, thorax and abdomen tawny red above, brown shaded with crimson-pink below.
Expanse: 58-70 mm.
Habitat: The plains of India and the Lower Himalayas; Southern India; Ceylon.
Larva: Light green with a dorsal row of purple spots, the sides armed with a row of ten very long horizontally-projected fleshy spines numerously covered with fine green hairs of a non-irritating character. (Moore)
Pupa: Short, broad, dorsum keeled ; broadly triangular across the middle; head bifid; colour green, with dark gold spots and lines. (Moore) |
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