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Mandarin Blue -- Charana mandarinus Hewitson, 1863

October 20, 2008

Mandarin Blue -- Charana mandarinus Hewitson, 1863

Mandarin Blue -- Charana mandarinus Hewitson, 1863
Common Name: Mandarin Blue
Scientific Name: Charana mandarinus Hewitson, 1863
Place: Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
Date: October/2008
Range: Sikkim to Arunachal pradesh, southern Western Ghats(India), Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Mayanmar,
ID Key: UN has basal 2/3rd of wings yellowish cream with reddish brown discal band joined to paler reddish brown marginal area. UNH with black spot on lobe in addition to orange-crowned blacktornalspot in space 2.
Larval Host Plant: Dendrophthoe spp.
Photographed By: Vivek Sarkar

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Dimensions: 1736 x 1296
File size: 694.33 kbytes
Taken on: 2008:10:21 00:32:31
Camera model: Sony DSC-W110
Shutter speed: 1/80 sec
Focal length: 5.35 mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Flash: Compulsory Flash, Return light detected
ISO: 125