I COMLETELY AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF KK. Regards SP On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Krushnamegh Kunte <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > i gathered data on populations of pune butterflies during 1992-93. we could > follow the methods i used for that study in delhi and other places. the > methods and results of my study can be found in: > > Kunte, K. J. 1997. Seasonal patterns in butterfly abundance and species > diversity in four tropical habitats in northern Western Ghats. Journal of > Biosciences, 22:593-603. > > of which a PDF can be downloaded from: > > http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/Publications.htm > > i have appealed several times on this group to start regular monitoring of > butterfly populations in various parts of the country. if people are already > seeing some trends and are interested in them, it is high time we form a > network and start collecting data regularly. we have quite a few members > now, spread almost all over the country. this could be good. > > -- > > > Krushnamegh Kunte > > Post-doctoral Research Fellow > FAS Center for Systems Biology > Harvard University > 52 Oxford St > Northwest Lab Room 458.40-3 > Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. > > Ph: (617) 496-0078 > Cell: (512) 577-1370 > Fax: (617) 495-2196 > Email: [email protected] <KKunte%40cgr.harvard.edu> and > [email protected] <krushnamegh%40gmail.com> > > Academic Website: > http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/AcademicsHome.htm > General Website: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/index.htm > > Google profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/krushnamegh > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <ButterflyIndia%40yahoogroups.com> on > behalf of Vijay Barve > Sent: Thu 11/12/2009 1:26 PM > To: [email protected] <ButterflyIndia%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Red Pierrots in Delhi > > Hi > > I guess this is bringing us to need of recording populations of the > butterflies, and a system to put the data together. Any ideas on how shall > we do that ? > > Regards, > > Vijay > > --- > Vijay Vasant Barve > http://DiversityIndia.org/ <http://diversityindia.org/> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Amber Habib > To: [email protected] <ButterflyIndia%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:40 PM > Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Red Pierrots in Delhi > > Thanks! > > Yes, in general butterflies have been fewer post-monsoon this year. For > example, I have seen rather few Common Mormons & Lime Butterflies - and both > are usually numerous. And I have seen no Common Jays and the last few years > at least they have been fairly common too. On the other hand, I kept finding > good numbers of Common Silverlines, Lime Blues and Plains Cupids... > > best wishes > Amber > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > From: JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected] <janakituraga%40yahoo.com>> > To: [email protected] <ButterflyIndia%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 10:20:36 AM > Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Red Pierrots in Delhi > > 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
