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10/05/2021

A largish blackish butterfly with large light yellow spots all over. Prominent circled spots (eyes!) in the middle of wings, that get hidden many times when it sits.
Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
Size: 8-10 cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and Female are similar. Its open form looks dark and closed form is much lighter, with the same pattern visible on both sides. The creamy-yellow spots darken with age. Two red spots on the hindwing, a fine dotted pattern near the body on the forewing(seen on upperside).
It is also known as lime swallowtail, citrus swallowtail, lemon butterfly and chequered swallowtail, which refer to their host plants, usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime where their larvae grow and feed on.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India, up to 1600m in Himalaya.
Flight is swift, near the ground and both sexes are fond of flowers. Males congregate by the hundreds on damp mud after the monsoon.

10/05/2021

09/05/2021

A largish brownish-black butterfly with two rows of white spots on the outer edges.
Common Crow (Euploea core)
Size 8.5-9.5cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Both gender look similar. They have dark brown wings with a double band of white spots along the margins (edges). The male's forewing has a bow-shaped hind margin, while the female's is somewhat straight.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India, it is migrant in some parts. It can fly to higher than 2000m elevations.
Flight is slow and leisurely, but capable of being sustained over long distances. Both males and females, are fond of flowers. Males congregate on plants containing toxins. In southern India, thousands may gather in congregations under shady banks by roadsides. Their bodies contain poison.

09/05/2021

Very graphical pattern on the open wings, of black bands in bright yellow holding blue spots!
The Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
Size: 4.5-6cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and Female similar, but females have duller colours than males.
Upperside is eye-catching and distinctly different from the underside- it has two blue spots surrounded by black markings on a yellow background, where as the underside is brownish with pale markings.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India and Srilanka, they are fond of flowers and commonly seen in sunny, open places. Flight is rapid, near the ground, consisting of a brisk flap and glide.

08/05/2021

A largish flat pale yellow butterfly with visible veins that stand out from its wing-surface!
Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona), Also called Oriental Lemon Emigrant
Size: 5.5-8cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female different, on the underside male and female both have red-ringed silver spots in center of wings.
Female upperside lemon-yellow with dark border and dark spot on forewing.
Male upperside chalky-white with narrow dark border to forewing.
Also, their wing colour gets dull in dry season and brighter in wet.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout Indian subcontinent to Australia. Their flight is powerful, skipping and generally at level of treetops, but descends readily to flowers and wet sand. Swarms during rainy season.

05/05/2021

A largish pale yellow butterfly with visible veins that stand out from its wing surface. The surface has a subtle wavy grey pattern.
Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
Size: 5-7cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female are different; underside pale greenish, mottled with dark lines.
On the upperside, a male's forewing has a blackish border and a dark speck in the center and a female's forewing additionally has 3-4 dark specks below the border.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout Indian subcontinent to Australia. Mottled can be easily distinguished from Common Emigrant by smaller size and greenish-white shade of butterfly, which is yellowish-white in Common Emigrant. Their flight is powerful, skipping and generally at level of treetops, but descends readily to flowers and wet sand. Males sometimes congregate on wet sand in huge numbers.

05/05/2021

A bright orange butterfly with a well distributed black pattern. Don't confuse with the Tawny Coster which is similar, but has a strong black border with white spots in its hind wings.
The Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
Size: 5.5-6.5cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female look similar.
Hindwing lacks dark border that the forewing has. Underside is relatively quite plain.
HABITAT and HABITS
Larval host plants are species of willow, so butterfly is common near waterbodies at low elevations, but flies up to 2000m ht. Flight is rapid, with continuous series of wingbeats. Males are territorial. Both males and females are fond of flowers.

04/05/2021

A general patterned butterfly with clear outlined spots (think of them as lemons!)
Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
Size: 4.5-6cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female have similar upperside pattern.
On the underside, its colour varies from brown to pink, with its dry-season form having paler markings.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India and Sri Lanka. It is fond of flowers and frequently seen in open, sunny places- basking in gardens and on roadsides. Flight is swift, generally near the ground. Males rarely visit wet sand.

04/05/2021

A common looking pale yellow butterfly with fuzzy black shading on the front-wing edge.
Common Albatross (Appias albina)
Size: 6-7.5cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female are different.
Upperside: male plain white with narrow black border to forewing apex(tip). Female-upperside is white or yellow and has five white spots on dark area at forewing apex(tip).
HABITAT and HABITS
Found from Maharastra to SriLanka, also in North-east India.
Found in forested areas. Flight swift and powerful, generally a few meters above the ground. Often flies along forest streams and paths, settling on flowers and circling trees. Males visit wet sand in large numbers.

03/05/2021

A bright orange butterfly having a distinct black border with white spots in its hind wings.
Tawny Coster (Acraea violae) Size: 5-6.5 cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female look similar.
Narrow wings, and the hindwing has a black border with white spots.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India and Sri Lanka. Flight is weak and fluttering, generally in vicinity of its food plant, but can ascend to upto 2400 m. It is rarely attacked by predators due to being poisonous.
Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Migration numbers have been reported low this year. But these species you may still see near you.

23/04/2021

Why did the butterflies not come as expected? Are they delayed? Or have they taken another route? A lot of questions about butterfly migration in India, are being slowly answered by gathering local data. Data that is contributed by public. A WhatsApp group was set up only for butterfly migration. We, India Nearby, are not associated with it, but love the active contributions from people. If you see a bit of migration, report it to the group. Each piece of data helps in understanding the big picture.

Our current series will continue to share some of the common butterflies of the migration that you are likely to come across in southern India. We hope to make it easy to identify the species. It is fun! And for those species that look alike, we will point out how to distinguish them. Keep following our butterfly series. Share your thoughts and experiences.
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20/04/2021

Identify the butterfly: Pioneer.
The wing patterns are different on either side of the wing, that is how it looks with open wings vs how it appears with folded wings. Patterns differ between males and females.

Every year there happen two migrations of butterflies in southern India. One from Western Ghats to the plains & Eastern Ghats just before the monsoons, March end-May. The other, from Eastern Ghats to Western Ghats before the returning monsoons set in, around Oct-Nov. Each time it's the next generation of the butterflies that migrate!
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Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Their routes and stop-posts are being tracked by a public project of reporting across the states of southern India.
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You will start seeing them in Bangalore this week, keep an eye out for them!
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19/04/2021

Every year there happen two migrations of butterflies in southern India. One from Western Ghats to the plains and Eastern Ghats just before the monsoons, March end-May. The other, from Eastern Ghats to Western Ghats before the returning monsoons set in, around Oct-Nov. Each time it's the next generation of the butterflies that migrate!
Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Their routes and stop-posts are being tracked by a public project of reporting across the states of southern India.
You will start seeing them in Bangalore this week, keep an eye out for them!

19/04/2021

Every year there happen two migrations of butterflies in southern India. One from Western Ghats to the plains & Eastern Ghats just before the monsoons, March end-May. The other, from Eastern Ghats to Western Ghats before the returning monsoons set in, around Oct-Nov. Each time it's the next generation of the butterflies that migrate!
Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Their routes and stop-posts are being tracked by a public project of reporting across the states of southern India.
You will start seeing them in Bangalore this week, keep an eye out for them!

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A largish blackish butterfly with large light yellow spots all over. Prominent circled spots (eyes!) in the middle of wings, that get hidden many times when it sits. . Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) Size: 8-10 cm . HOW TO IDENTIFY Male and Female are similar. Its open form looks dark and closed form is much lighter, with the same pattern visible on both sides. The creamy-yellow spots darken with age. Two red spots on the hindwing, a fine dotted pattern near the body on the forewing(seen on upperside). It is also known as lime swallowtail, citrus swallowtail, lemon butterfly and chequered swallowtail, which refer to their host plants, usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime where their larvae grow and feed on. . HABITAT and HABITS Found throughout India, up to 1600m in Himalaya. Flight is swift, near the ground and both sexes are fond of flowers. Males congregate by the hundreds on damp mud after the monsoon. . . . . . . . . #butterflymigration #citrusswallowtail #limebutterfly #butterflymigration2021#butterflyindia#eco#ecotherapy#westernghats#tamilnadutourism #tamilnaduphotography #keralanature #keraladiaries #indiatravelgram #indiatravel #bangalorediaries #bangalore_insta #amazingfacts #naturegeography #geo#monsoons #floraandfauna #karnatakadiaries #natgeoindia#karnataka_ig #covidtimes#easternghats #bangalore #thingstodoinbangalore#wildindia#wildnature

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