Yes, Arjan, Issac has ided it as a Fruit Piercing Moth, has also given an url for its image.I am attachingf here a photograph of it from the net,taken in Pune last Sept that shows clearly the orange and green combination of its wings that looked so nice in flight. soma jha On 8/6/10, Arjan Basu Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > Its a moth for sure, then. > That much i can say. > Arjan > > > On 8/5/10, Soma Jha <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Arjan, >> Thanks for your ids. >> Regarding the third photo, the butterfly (moth?) is the triangular green >> shaped one, with two brown-coloured sides curled up looking like a 7. ( >> have >> attached it again) When I first spotted it was in flight and I noticed >> the >> insides being orange and green and when it sat briefly, I managed to get >> just one shot (which I had posted) . Then it flew off again and when sat, >> once moreI observed the two edges looking like a folded leaf .It had a >> wingspan of 60 mm or so.I still feel rather intrigued by what I saw. >> Running >> though the book didn't really help and so I am reguesting the experts to >> give it a thought before I must pass it off as a figment of my imagination >> - >> which it wasn't, I am quite sure !! I saw it yesterday in Chintamani Kar >> Sanctuary, Kolkata. >> Am also enclosing another shot of what you suggest may be a Paintbrush >> Swift. Could this be commented upon by others too please.? >> Thank you very much. >> Soma Jha >> >> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Arjan Basu Roy >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> 1. Paintbrush Swift ??? (i am not sure) >>> 2. Chestnut Bob >>> 3. *I couldnot figure out any thing in the photo.* >>> *regards * >>> *Arjan* >>> >>> >>> On 8/5/10, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Its wings are leaf-like in a different way- never seen even pictures of >>>> this. i hope you have discovered yet another first! >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Soma Jha <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> These butterflies were photographed today in Kolkata in the city's >>>>> southern outskirts. The last butterfly is something I have never seen >>>>> before. Couldn't get a shot with its wings open. Inside, it was orange >>>>> with >>>>> some marking with the tips of its wings being dark greenish.This was >>>>> the >>>>> only shot I could manage. It looked lovely in flight. >>>>> Would really appreciate help with the identification of these three >>>>> butterflies. >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> Soma Jha >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Arjan Basu Roy >>> 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 >>> West Bengal, India >>> >>> Be natures' mate! >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Arjan Basu Roy > 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 > West Bengal, India > > Be natures' mate! >
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