Southern Birdwing - female
Date: 01/19/2007
Southern Birdwing (Troides minos)
Muthodi, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
26 November 2005
This is the largest of the southern Indian Butterflies. This is restricted to Southern India and is very common in many areas of Southern and Western Ghats. It is also found in Southern Maharastra and Northern Goa
Southern Birdwing - female
Date: 01/19/2007
Southern Birdwing (Troides minos)
Muthodi, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India
26 November 2005
This is the largest of the southern Indian Butterflies. This is restricted to Southern India and is very common in many areas of Southern and Western Ghats. It is also found in Southern Maharastra and Northern Goa
White Edged Blue Baron
Date: 01/14/2007
White Edged Blue Baron (Euthalia phemius )
Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
12 December 2006
Cruiser
Date: 01/14/2007
Cruiser (Vindula erota)
Near Sangau, Mizoram, India
16 December 2006
Striped Blue Crow
Date: 01/14/2007
Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber )
Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
10 December 2006
Angled Castor
Date: 01/15/2007
Angled Castor (Ariadne ariadne)
Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
12 December 2006
Common Sailer
Date: 01/06/2007
Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
10 December 2006
The butterfly life in Mizoram is quite good. We came across a lot of species, many of them were first timers for me.
Moth
Date: 01/05/2007
Moth
Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
09 December 2006
Common Leopard
Date: 01/05/2007
Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha Drury)
Cauvery Fishing Camp, Doddamakkali, Karnataka, India
13 June 2004
Striped Tiger
Date: 01/05/2007
Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)
Lakkavalli Forest Range, Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India
31 October 2004
Common Pierrot
Date: 01/05/2007
Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
Lakkavalli Forest Range, Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India
01 November 2004
Plain Tiger
Date: 01/05/2007
Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus)
Cauvery Fishing Camp, Doddamakkali, Karnataka, India
13 June 2004
Clipper
Date: 01/15/2007
Clipper (Parthenos sylvia)
Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
10 December 2006
The South indian subspecies has green markings instead of the greyish-blue of the NE indian and SE asian subspecies.
Red Pierrot
Date: 01/15/2007
Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus)
Manchinbele, Near Bangalore, Karnataka, India
05 September 2004