Hi Ms. Bhagyashri, Apologies for not having replied earlier. Thought I am usually happy to assist in identifying any photograph, was reluctant to do so here as i did not find the photographs particularly stimulating. In common parlance - the effort that goes into identifying a photograph should be commensurate with the effort that goes into taking it and I don't think the right balance was acheived here. However, since you have been persistent - they are : - Yellow jackets are aggressive paper wasps that belong to the Family Vespidae. - Plains Cupid butterfly. - Pentatomid Bug possibly the nymph of a Stink Bug. - Polistes sp. also a species of Paper Wasp. With regards, Neil Soares. --- On Fri, 6/1/12, Bhagyashri <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bhagyashri <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: efloraofindia:''For Id 29052012MR2’’ 4 pollinators foraging Ocimum tenuiflorum at Pune To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 5:50 PM Hi, Would very much appreciate your help to Id the visitors Thanks ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bhagyashri <[email protected]> Date: Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:58 PM Subject: efloraofindia:''For Id 29052012MR2’’ 4 pollinators foraging Ocimum tenuiflorum at Pune To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Hello, May 2012 Pune. Found 4 pollinators foraging the small herb of Ocimum tenuiflorum (Tulas in Marathi) at my home. The ?wasp and ?bees were seen around 11.00 am to 2.00pm followed by the butterfly and the insect in the late evening. pic 3&4 -is it yellow jacket wasp? Pic 6- is it Common Cerulean? Please validate Would appreciate your help to Id the bees and the insect too. -- Thanks and regardsBhagyashri -- RegardsBhagyashri
