Hi, I would go with science that states insects and temperature are interlinked. Kind Regards Janaki Turaga
--- On Thu, 11/12/09, Surya Prakash <[email protected]> wrote: From: Surya Prakash <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Red Pierrots in Delhi To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 9:42 AM Hi! Red Pierrot Butterfly is very common sighting in and arround Delhi I have been seeing digitally recording them for ages .It depends on the area you are looking for them. If you observe them near Kelonchoi pinnata one of the host plant for its larvae you will see it. Sanjay Van,AsolaWild Life Sanctuary,Aravali Biodiversity Park,Yamuna Biodiversity Park ,Okhla Bird Park and JNU are the hot spots for butterfly watching in Delhi. Secondly Insects are cold blooded creatures hardly affected by Delhi's temperature. Regards SP On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:20 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <janakituraga@ yahoo.com> wrote: Hi, I had seen Red Pierrots in Delhi both in 2007 and 2008-not many but in home gardens. I had posted one in august 2008. In Gurgaon, this year butterflies have been scarce and I think I have spotted this entire year just one and none after monsoon. The long and hard summer has been tough on butterflies and insects-there are few visible this year unlike last year which had good and sustained monsoon unlike the 4 day downpour this year. Hope this helps Janaki Turaga --- On Tue, 11/10/09, Amber Habib <a_ha...@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Amber Habib <a_ha...@yahoo. com> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Red Pierrots in Delhi To: butterflyindia@ yahoogroups. com Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3:44 PM Hi, I would like to ask other people from/around Delhi if they have seen any Red Pierrots (Talicada nyseus) recently. I had been seeing a few in S. Delhi consistently since 2004 - esp. post monsoon - and then last year there was a sudden explosion - they were everywhere and even people not otherwise too interested in critters would point them out to me and ask about them. I also found them - for the first time - in Aligarh, 120 km away. They were present in large numbers till about mid May. But this monsoon and after - nothing - not one. What is others' experience? It is particularly interesting because historically this is not a Delhi species and is completely missing from earlier checklists. best Amber ************ *** Amber Habib Mathematical Sciences Foundation -- Surya Prakash, Ph.D. ( Zoology) Room # 219 C.C.I.F. School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 INDIA Phone (Work) 26704184 -- Enjoy
