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Pallid Nawab -- Polyura arja C & R Felder, 1867 vs Common Nawab -- Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 vs Anomalous Nawab -- Polyura agrarius Swinhoe, 1886

December 31, 1969

Pallid Nawab -- Polyura arja C & R Felder, 1867 vs  Common Nawab -- Polyura athamas Drury, 1773  vs  Anomalous Nawab -- Polyura agrarius Swinhoe, 1886

Pallid Nawab -- Polyura arja C & R Felder, 1867 vs
Common Nawab -- Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 vs
Anomalous Nawab -- Polyura agrarius Swinhoe, 1886
Pallid Nawab -- Polyura arja C & R Felder, 1867 ( UP and UN )
Photo by : Saurabh Nandi
idkey: Broader discal band. 1 apical spot.
UPF and UPH pale greenish white, UPH being more whitish.

Common Nawab -- Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 ( UP and UN )
Photo by : Kishen Das
idkey: One apical spot. UPF and UPH pale yellowish green.
Relatively narrower discal band compared to Pallid Nawab ( Charaxes arja ).
However the width and color of discal band is variable.

Anomalous Nawab -- Polyura agrarius Swinhoe, 1886
Photo by : Kishen Das ( UN )
Photo by : Vijayalakshmi Rao ( UP )
idkey: Two apical spots. UPF and UPH pale yellowish green.
Discal band similar to Common Nawab ( Polyura athamas )

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