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Pelopidas agna agna
Pelopidas agna agna (Moore, 1866), Dark Branded Swift, Common Swift or Little Branded Swift, is very similar to Pelopidas mathias mathias (Small Branded Swift). Identifying the species rely heavily on the male forewing band position versus the 2 radial hyaline spots. The female however, according to several reference, almost impossible to differentiate when compared to P. mathias.
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Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil... http://old.hkbutterfly.org/p_agna.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelopidas_a...
Spotted on Nov 30, 2012
Submitted on Dec 1, 2012
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