Lovely! Isn't it Pale Palm Dart? Regards SP On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 8:46 PM, SHYAM GHATE <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > Photographed this pair of darts (ID please) at Yeoor. Looks like a mating > pair & I presume the one in the rear is the male. The front one used to take > off everynow & then with the rear one closely in tow. They finally flew off > into thick shrub which was inaccessible for me. > > The male (?) was stroking the female (?) with its proboscis, legs & head. > The female occasionally responded by arching its abdomen. > > Hope this is a normal behaviour? > > cheers. > > > -- Surya Prakash, Ph.D. ( Zoology) Room # 219 C.C.I.F. School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 INDIA Phone (Work) 26704184 -- Enjoy
