Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Male hanging on bare stem over tributary stream within original forest, 1450m.
Our photo ID is based on Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length, although the males photographed at Durganati Khola do not seem to us to be a very good match for photos and descriptions of M. major in other print and web sources.
Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Male hanging on bare stem over tributary stream within original forest, 1450m.
Our photo ID is based on Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length, although the males photographed at Durganati Khola do not seem to us to be a very good match for photos and descriptions of M. major in other print and web sources.
Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Female hanging low over tributary stream at clearing near trail crossing in original forest, 1450m.
ID of female is based on presence of males nearby and per Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length.
Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Male hanging on bare stem over tributary stream within original forest, 1450m.
Our photo ID is based on Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length, although the males photographed at Durganati Khola do not seem to us to be a very good match for photos and descriptions of M. major in other print and web sources.
Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Female hanging low over tributary stream at clearing near trail crossing in original forest, 1450m.
ID of female is based on presence of males nearby and per Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length.
Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Female hanging low over tributary stream at clearing near trail crossing in original forest, 1450m.
ID of female is based on presence of males nearby and per Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length.
Megalestes major Photo taken in Durganati Khola, Ramechhap District (Nepal) on 2011-10-14
Female hanging low over tributary stream at clearing near trail crossing in original forest, 1450m.
ID of female is based on presence of males nearby and Fraser (1933), especially yellow legs, yellow ventral thorax, post-nodal index, pruinosed prothorax and abdomen/wing length.