Dear Kishen This is all our lan records. July was full of Lime butterflies. more than 30 individuals were seen feeding on flowers of Peacock Plant. Than came Common Rose ate all my aristolochia and suddenly disappered. Now i CAN SEE more than twenty pupae hanging in the garden. At present it is Common crow breeding on Karonda fruit shrub. Common and Lemon emigrant are breeding in the garden but their eggs are eaten by ants and so the young caterpillars. Spiders are other predators. We still dont know why all of sudden they comes and disappeare. Thanks Satyendra K.Tiwari Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist & Tour Leader H.No 129, P.O.Tala. Distt Umaria M.P. India Pin code 484-661 Tel. No. 07627-265309 day time phone only
--- On Fri, 17/9/10, Kishen Das <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kishen Das <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Its Butterfly Migration time again !!! To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 17 September, 2010, 10:15 AM Thank you. Please keep me informed whenever you observe mass movements/roosting of Euploea spp. and Tirumala spp. in Kerala. This is critical to know their complete natural history. Same request goes to others in this group as well. In Maharashtra, you can actually observe the migration of Striped Tigers as well. So, please keep an eye on Emigrants, Lime butterflies, Tigers, Crows, and Albatrosses. Mail me or to the group if you see them in mass or observe anything interesting. I am maintaining the record of these sightings and this will be shared with the group twice a year. Thanks again, Kishen On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Susanth c <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Kishen I observed migration of butterflies from Ootty to Nilambur during April-May this year.The peak of migration observed during April and less in May. with warm regards Susanth On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Kishen Das <[email protected]> wrote: Dear All, I am attaching a map where I have highlighted the places where myself and others have observed butterfly migration for last 10 years. If any of you happen to be from these places and see migration, please inform me. To learn more about these migrations go through - http://www.slideshare.net/kishendas/butterfly-migration-latestkishendas-4284839 Below is the annotated migration records from previous season ( April-May 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------- Format: Location Activity Date Name of the person ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Near H.S.R layout, Sector 1, 12th cross, 27th main, Bangalore, Karnataka Roosting of 350-400 Euploea spp. and Tirumala spp. butterflies April 20th till April 30th 2010 By Prasad BR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka Migration of Tirumala limniace, Tirumala septentrionis, Catopsilia sp. and Papilio demoleus towards North East May 5 2010 By Dr. Sanjay Sane (NCBS) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mekedatu, Karnataka Tirumala septentrionis emerging from pupae May 7th 2010 By Abhijna Desai ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Near Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka Migration of Tirumala septentrionis, Euploea sylvester, Euploea core, Danaus chrysippus, and Danaus genutia towards North East from South. Also seen clusters of these butterflies at Bangalore University May 16 2010 By Vivek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many places in Bangalore including water body Nalligudde, Konanakunte, etc Many butterflies migration from south to north towards Kanakpura and nectaring butterflies of Eupatorium sp. May 20 2010 By Vishnupriya Hathwar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangalore, Karnataka Catopsilia pyranthe and Tirumala septentrionis 45 in number migrating across 10 by 10 meter cross section in 10 minutes. Also observed Euploea spp. May 22 2010 By Haneesh KM ---------------------------------------------------------- Bangalore , Karnataka Roosting of about 100 Tirumala septentrionis on a Coconut leaves. Catopsilia pyranthe migrating May 28 2010 By Haneesh KM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks and Regards, Kishen -- Enjoy
