I have seen "Curetis siva" at few places in North Karnataka. If any of you have permission for collection, try visiting North Karntaka and probably deposit male and female specimens in BNHS or ZSI, whichever institution makes the process of accessing collected specimens easy for public. Males can be seen mud-puddling along the streams ( usually on rocks ) and females usually hang around host plants ( Desmodium spp. and Pongamia spp. ) Kishen On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:52 AM, Peter Smetacek < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > Please note that there are only very few specimens of Curetis siva females > known worldwide. There are none in Indian collections that I know of, so if > you were to come across females of the species again, I am certain that the > BNHS, ZSI, FRI, IARI, etc will be very grateful for specimens. > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:23:26 +0530 wrote > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > Shiva's Sunbeam captured at Tambdi-Surla, Goa > 1. Species: Shiva's Sunbeam2. Location: Tambdi-Surla, Goa3. Time: 12.00 > noon4. Saw two individuals, one male and a female, puddling in company of > Tamil Yeoman Rustic. Luckily the male opened its wings for a few seconds to > allow a couple of images. > regardsParag Rangnekar"Man is but a small strand in the web of life, what > he does to the web he does to himself....." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> > > > -- Enjoy
