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Butterfly observations at Tamhini 05.02.2023

Timing. 8:30 am to 2 pm

Members
Dr Himanshu
Pavan
Kushal

A cold morning today with 13 degrees, but a very good sunshine helped the buddies to come out for basking from 8 am onwards,
Overall a good day today to start with
Photo of the Day goes to the bold and beautiful Silverstreak blue butterfly basking early morning and displaying it's dark blue colours was a treat to our eyes
And
Best sighting of the day goes to
Grey Count butterfly
Which was spotted by Kushal at the right time raised our eye brows 😀
Earlier this buddy was spotted by Mayuresh Kulkarni in the year 2009 at Tamhini itself and spotted now once again after a very big gap of nearly 14 years

Following species were observed

Skippers

1. Common small flat
2. Golden angle
3. Brown Awl
4. Swift species

Blues

1. Pea blue
2. Tailless line blue
3. Common line blue
4. Angled Pierrot
5. Lesser grass blue
6. Dark grass blue
7. Tiny grass blue
8. Long banded Silverline
9. Sunbeam male
10. Common Cerulean
11. Cm hedge blue
12. Dark Cerulean
13. Monkey puzzle
14. Forget-me-not
15. Pointed Ciliate blue
16. Silverstreak blue
17. Peacock Royal
18. Large Guava blue
19. Indigo flash
20. Oriental grass jewel

Metalmarks

1. Double Banded Judy

Brush footed

1. Great eggfly
2. Common map
3. Glassy tiger
4. Blue Pansy
5. Yellow Pansy
6. Lemon Pansy
7. Grey Pansy
8. Chocolate Pansy
9. Common Sailer
10. Chestnut streaked sailer
11. Cm crow
12. Plain tiger
13. Blue tiger
14. Lascar
15. Rustic
16. Cm Baron
17. Colour sergeant female

18. Gaudy Baron
    44.. Cm 4 ring

19. Cm leopard
20. Commander
21. Indian Nawab
22. Anomalous nawab
23. tawny Rajah flight
24. Painted Lady
25. Grey Count

Whites & yellows

1. Cm grass yellow
2. Lesser Gull
3. Cm Gull
4. Cm emigrant
5. Great orange tip
6. Pysche in flight

Swallowtail

1. Blue Mormon flight
2. Cm Mormon
3. Cm Lime
4. Red Helen

Happy Butterflying to all 🦋🦋

Butterfly observations at Bhimashankar 20.11.2022

Timing. 9:30 am to 2 pm

Members:
Dr Himanshu Pandav
Pavan Damoor

Following species were observed

Skippers

1. Spotted Small flat

Blues

1. Red flash
2. Forgot me not
3. Gram blue
4. Tailless line blue
5. Common line blue
6. Angled Pierrot
7. Red Pierrot
8. Transparent 6 line blue
9. Lesser grass blue
10. Dark grass blue
11. Zebra blue

Brush footed

1. Danaid eggfly
2. Great eggfly
3. Common castor
4. Common map
5. Glassy tiger
6. Blue tiger
7. Striped tiger
8. Black prince female
9. Lemon Pansy
10. Grey Pansy
11. Chocolate Pansy
12. Common Sailer
13. Chestnut streak sailer
14. Cm evening brown
15. Cm crow

Whites & yellows

1. Cm grass yellow
2. Plain puffin
3. Cm Gull
4. Pioneer
5. Cm emigrant

Swallowtail

1. Blue Mormon
2. Cm Mormon
3. Cm Lime
4. Tailed Jay
5. Narrow banded blue bottle

Activity was too slow due to cold weather and heavy breeze.

Butterflies were seen from 11 am onwards basking n nectaring.

Abundance of Chocolate and lemon Pansy & blues were observed.

Due to Pilgrimage place, human beings have spoilt the habitat by throwing plastic and clothes everywhere. 😅 People shouting in the forest and disturbing wildlife.

Most of the streams have dried up so very less mud puddling activity was seen.
The terrain compromises of Rocky and forest patches so very difficult to explore. The canopy in Bhimashankar is very narrow compared to Tamhini.

More visits required to explore the habitat.

Happy Butterflying to all 🦋🦋

Butterfly observations at Tamhini 19.02.2023

Timing. 8:30 am to 2 pm

Members
Pavan Damoor
Dr Himanshu Pandav

A chilled morning with 8 degrees, and a unbearable noon with 33 degrees

The water level in the streams are coming down day by day due to the excess heat due to which more butterflies are getting attracted towards the streams in quench of thirst and mud puddling activity in full swing.

A very abnormal day with plenty of Nymphalidae species that were seen every where in the grass lands sapping on due drops and coming down to the streams as well.

The Abnormal Silverline and other blues too made our day more fantastic.

Photo of the Day goes to the bold and beautiful Abnormal Silverline which was documented last year and today at the same location
And
Best sighting of the day goes to
Color Sergeant Male & female both captured in one frame which was an treat to our eyes.

Following species were observed

1) Skippers
Brown Awl
Water snow flat
Dark palm dart
Vindhayan Bob
Restricted Demon (Record shot & lifer)

2) Blues
Tailless line blue
Common line blue
Dingy line blue
Lesser grass blue
Dark grass blue
Tiny grass blue
Long banded Silverline
Common Silverline
Abnormal Silverline
Sunbeam male & female
Common Cerulean Adult, larvae & eggs
Common hedge blue
Dark Cerulean
Forget-me-not
Pointed Ciliate blue
Silver streak blue
Peacock Royal
Large Guava blue Male & female
Indigo flash
Slate flash
Oriental grass jewel
Cornelian
Malayan
Quaker
Monkey Puzzle in flight
Orchid Tit

3) Metalmarks
Double Banded Judy

4) Brush footed
Great eggfly
Danaid eggfly
Common map
Glassy tiger
Plain tiger Pupa
Blue tiger
Dark Blue Tiger
Peacock Pansy
Lemon Pansy
Grey Pansy
Chocolate Pansy
Common Sailer
Chestnut streaked sailer
Short banded Sailer
Common crow
Brown King crow
Common Lascar
Rustic
Common Baron
Color sergeant Male & female
Black Prince male & female
Gaudy Baron male & female
Common three ring
Common Four ring
Common leopard
Commander
Indian Nawab Adult & larvae
Plain tawny Rajah
Painted Lady
Common Evening Brown
Common Tree brown
Bush brown sp
Common Castor
Angled castor
Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf
Club Beak

5) Whites & yellows
Cm grass yellow
Lesser Gull
Common Gull
Common emigrant
Pysche in flight

6) Swallowtail
Blue Mormon
Common Mormon
Narrow banded Blue bottle

Happy Butterflying to all 🦋🦋