Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Arhopala hellada ozana (Fruhstorfer)

 Large arhopala with short tail and long forewing. Very rare forest insect. Ressembles A. aedias.

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







 x




Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2014
2015
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Mac
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 S2(F)







2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
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Some keys to its ID :
FW/HW cellend bars & middle spots large or rounded(narrow in aedias)
FW underside has no spot at the base of space 9 (separating it from A. aedias & A. anarte)
FW space 3 with a small basal spot (absent in aedias).
HW tail at vein 2 shorter & without a small tail/tooth at vein 1b ( longer tails & tooth at vein 1b seen in fresh specimen)


Above photos of an aberrant male with a 30mm forewing: 28 June 2015 @ 12:13

Consult the voucher specimen: http://nlliew66butterflies2.blogspot.com/2015/07/arhopala-hellada-fruhstorfer-1914-ozana.html

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