Eusteralis quadrifolia attracts many other insects too,wasps flees moths etc I have a good collection of pictures,and luckily have this plant in plenty on a hilltop five minutes walk from my house and this year recorded pointed lineblue,white banded awl and autumn leaf,on Eusteralis quadrifolia , to my evergrowing checklist of my backyard
Balakrishnan Valappil Civil Engineering Consultant NEST Malappuram PO 676505 KERALA Mobile:09446587033 Flickr Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishnan_valappil --- On Fri, 1/28/11, Isaac Kehimkar <[email protected]> wrote: From: Isaac Kehimkar <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Butterfly Bloom with Eusteralis quadrifolia To: [email protected] Date: Friday, January 28, 2011, 12:03 AM Dear Haneesh, Yes, certainly Eusteralis quadrifolia makes a topper among butterfly nectar plants, we have its cousin Eusteralis stellata (Bearded Marsh Star) here around Mumbai -Pune, but does not seem to attract these many butterflies. Good shots you got! Cheers! Isaac See my Butterfly Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26689187@N00/ --- On Thu, 27/1/11, Gaurav Agavekar <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gaurav Agavekar <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Butterfly Bloom with Eusteralis Quadrifolia To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 27 January, 2011, 10:40 PM this is an amazing set haneesh. cheers, On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:16 PM, haneesh km <[email protected]> wrote: Hi friends, I have compiled a set of butterfly snaps, where they feed from a Small flowering herb, Eusteralis Quadrifolia. In Kerala it flowers after the monsoon and when it invites butterflies from all the family for a feast. i could click around 100 butterfly species feeding from it. some of them can be seen in the link http://www.flickr.com/photos/haneesh/sets/72157625777494091/ Thanks to Mr. VC Balakrishnan and Mr. Jafar Palot for the identification of the plant. Cheers Haneesh -- Gaurav Agavekar. -- Enjoy
