They lays egg in a cluster. I have not seen them laying egg singly. I don't thinks this is egg laying at all. Still keep an eye, if you are sure that there is a egg, and inform us about its status. regards Arjan
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:06 AM, Kishen Das <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Morever the posture of the adult doesn't suggest that its laying eggs. > I don't see eggs either. > It would help if you re-send your images with a circle around the probable > eggs. > > > Kishen > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 9:48 AM, haneesh km <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> hi, >> i doubt it is not egg laying >> as tawnycoster normally prefers passiflora species plants >> and they are laying eggs in big batches under the green leaves. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/haneesh/5597918924/in/photostream >> let experts confirm it. >> >> cheers >> haneesh >> >> >> --- On *Tue, 7/6/11, Neil Soares <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> >> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] (unknown) >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, 7 June, 2011, 8:22 PM >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> Photographed at my farm at Shahapur over the weekend. The black-coloured >> egg of the Tawny Coster was perfectly camouflaged on the dry capsule of >> Common Mallow [Thespesia lampas, syn. Azanza lampas]. Presumably the >> caterpillar will feed on the fresh new leaves that will sprout with the >> onset of the monsoons. >> Sending a few photographs - the last one was taken by my friend Jayesh >> Timbadia. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> > > -- Arjan Basu Roy 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 West Bengal, India Be natures' mate! -- Enjoy
