Diario de pavandamoor

Butterfly observations 28.08.2022, Tamhini, Pune.

Members
Pavan Damoor
Aditya kshirsagar

Timing: 8 am to 1 pm

List of butterflies observed during the walk

Family: Hesperidae

1. Common Banded Awl - 1 no
2. Tamil Spotted flat (10 to 12 nos)
3. Malabar Spotted Flat (4 to 5 nos)
4. Bengal Spotted flat (1 no) - to be identified
5. Black Angle - 1
6. Common small flat - (2 nos)
7. Water Snow flat (5 to 6 nos)
8. Palm dart - (2 nos)
9. Blank Swift (1 no)
10. Branded Swift (8 nos)
11. Bush Hopper (1 no)
12. Chestnut Bob (2 nos)
13. Grass Demon (5 nos)

Family: Lycaenidae

1. Indian Sunbeam - Male and female
2. Angled Pierrot (3 to 4)
3. Common Line blue (1
4. Tailless line blue (1)
5. Nacaduba species (3)

Family: Riodinidae

1. Double banded Judy

Family: Nymphalidae

1. Plain tiger (1 no)
2. Blue tiger (3 to 4)
3. Glassy tiger (5 to 6)
4. Common Crow (2 to 3
5. Common Nawab - 1 no in flight
6. Common Evening brown (1)
7. Common fivering (1)
8. Rustic (2)
9. Common leopard (2)
10. Common Castor (2)
11. Chocolate Pansy (12)
12. Lemon Pansy (1 no)
13. Danaid eggfly male
14. Blue oakleaf (3 to 4)
15. King Crow - 1 no (Lifer)

Family: Pieridae

1. Common grass yellow (10 to 12)
2. Small grass yellow
3. Common Emigrant
4. Common wanderer -4
5. Chocolate Albatross - 1 no - in flight
6. Common Jezebel in flight

Family: Papiolionadae

1. Tailed Jay in flight
2. Common Mormon (f)
3. Blue Mormon (5 to 6)

It was a sunny day today at Tamhini and no rains at all.
Early morning activity started with Skippers on bird droppings and later on flowers. We observed lots of Tamil Spotted flats in one stretch around 6 to 7 nos and in between the Bengal Spotted flat gave us an surprise by giving only few record shots and vanished away into the forest.

Also got one Nacaduba species female egg laying. Butterfly yet to identify.

Will post the photos soon.

Happy Butterflying to all..