Tuesday, April 15, 2014

The Barred Lineblue, Prosotas aluta nanda (de Nicéville)

This tiny fellow was almost indistinguishable from the rest of the mass of puddlers comprising mainly of Prosotas, Udara, Nacaduba and Celatoxia. However, on closer inspection, it has much more pronounced white striations  and a decidedly bright gray-washed tint on the undersides. According to C&P: "most examples can be recognised by having the post-discal spot in space 3 of the forewing below shifted in very slightly basad of the space in space 4, whereas in Nacaduba these spots form a continuous band..." However, it was not found singly but in low numbers participating in the puddling activities.


Habitat indicator
RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN






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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H mark an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct




S1
S1


S1
S1


2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec


S1











2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec













2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

 S3











2018
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec














Above photos 13 April 2014 @ 11:13

13 April 2014 @ 11:48

A male: 24 Aug 2014 @ 11:45

05 Jan 2015 @ 12:19

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