Are you sure female was also puddling with the male? Do you have any photographs? Even long blurred shots are just fine.
Kishen On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Parag Rangnekar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Thanks Peter. Was not aware of that. I have seen C. siva twice in Goa and > on both occasions managed to photograph it. The female was seen at > Tambdi-Surla puddling along with male for a short time after which she took > off. > > > Will need to take permission though to collect, since these locations are > Wildlife Sanctuaries. > > > regards > *Parag Rangnekar* > "Man is but a small strand in the web of life, what he does to the web he > does to himself....." > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Peter Smetacek <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, January 20, 2011 4:22:22 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [ButterflyIndia] Shiva's Sunbeam > > > > 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
