I agree with you kishen that we must ignore its appearance. But i would like to share that Yamuna Biodiversity Park is managed by us (a team of scientists) and as per our record we have not introduced any such plant from Himalayas here in this whole park.
In fact this year whole park was flooded with water in September for 15 days, which caused casualty to many plants in Butterfly conservatory also. My intention for this posting about notifying this butterfly's presence in Delhi is to know that whether anybody says that yes they have spotted it in Amritsar, Chandigarh, Merrut, Aligarh, Lucknow, Patna and Kolkata. These cities are almost on equi-distance from the Himalayan terai's geographical limit. I will request again to group members to share if they have any such record. Thanking you, with regards Mohammad Faisal Scientist-B Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE) School of Environmental Studies University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 9311209821 (Cellular) --- On Wed, 1/12/10, Kishen Das <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kishen Das <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Himalayan Butterfly in Delhi To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 1 December, 2010, 21:23 It has to be one of those botanists or plant enthusiasts or tourists who got the host plant or some plant from Himalayas to Delhi with the caterpillar or Pupa. Unless we see a sizeable community in Delhi, we should simply ignore such stray sightings. Thank you for the information. Kishen On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Surya Prakash <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Faisal this is the first record. I am coming there on saturday. Fiyaz has spoken to me. Great SP On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 3:28 PM, MFaisal <[email protected]> wrote: Greetings to everyone! Today on 30th November 2010, I spotted a himalayan butterfly, Indian Tortoise Shell (Aglais cashmiriensis) in Yamuna Biodiversity Park's Butterfly conservatory. Photo attached. Literature says that it is found from kashmir to Sikkim from terai upto 5360 m. I am amazed to see it here in Delhi. Can anyone share their observations on this butterfly and what are the host plants? Thanking you, with regards Mohammad Faisal Scientist-B Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE) School of Environmental Studies University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Email: [email protected] Phone: ++91 (11)27616569 (Office), ++91-9311209821 (Cellular) Fax: ++91 (11)27666237, 27616569 -- 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
