Butterfly observation 28.01.2024
Tamhini Pune Maharashtra India

Dr Himanshu Pandav
Pavan Damoor

ButterfliesofPune

Timing: 8:30 am to 1:00 pm

Total species count: 30

1. Spotted small flat (nectaring)
2. Dark grass blue (basking)
3. Lesser grass blue (basking)
4. Grass jewel (roosting)
5. Common cerulean (roosting)
6. Tiny grass blue (basking)
7. Double banded judy (roosting)
8. Common Sergeant (adult, catterpillar in 2nd instar, infested catterpillar)
9. Lemon Pansy (basking)
10. Grey pansy (basking)
11. Chocolate pansy (nectaring)
12. Yellow pansy (flight)
13. Peacock pansy (basking)
14. Common Leopard (basking)
15. Common evening brown
16. Common Mormon (puddling)
17. Red Helen (flight)
18. Common grass yellow (roosting)
19. Psyche (basking)
20. Common gull (basking, nectar
21. Common castor (flight)
22. Common Sailer (basking)
23. Common crow (puddling)
24. Blue tiger (flight)
25. Rustic (basking)
26. Angled Pierrot (flight)
27. Tailless line blue (puddling)
28. Great eggfly (roosting)
29. Forget-me-not (puddling)
30. Three ring (basking)
31. Black prince catterpillar

The overall butterfly activity has gone down within a span of 15 days. Last visit on 14.01.2024 we got around 50 to 55 species, but now only 30 species.
Main reason for such a low count could be due to cold climate conditions during night & early morning and immediate rise in temperature by getting much hotter during day time. Due to this sudden change in weather conditions the butterflies might have either migrated or preferring to stay where they are and not coming out.

Happy Butterflying to all....

Publicado el enero 30, 2024 04:14 MAÑANA por pavandamoor