Krushnamegh,
Nice.
I have seen and photographed the Mussoorie Bush Bob Pedesta
masuriensis in at Tiger Falls, Chakrata in Garhwal. No sightings in NE.
I have not seen the P. pandita though.
Rgds
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On 16-Jun-11, at 7:07 AM, Kunte, Krushnamegh wrote:
I waited for three years to identify a skipper that I saw fleetingly
in Sikkim on my very first trip there. This time, the species –
Mussoorie Bush Bob (Pedesta masuriensis) – was common everywhere
Gaurav and I went, and finally I got a good look at it:
http://ifoundbutterflies.org/304-pedesta/pedesta-masuriensis
Its relative, the Brown Bush Bob (Pedesta pandita), which was an
addition for me this time, was also common:
http://ifoundbutterflies.org/304-pedesta/pedesta-pandita
I think Vivek Kumar Sarkar recently saw the Mussoorie Bush Bob in
Buxa. Have other folks seen these or any other Pedesta in NE India
in the recent past? They should be common in the right season at the
right altitude.
With best wishes,
Krushnamegh.
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