Butterfly observations at Vetal tekdi Kothrud Pune Maharashtra India
Butterfly observations at Vetal tekdi Kothrud Pune
27.08.2023, 10 am to 2 pm
Members:
Pavan Damoor, Prasad Navle
Sharing List of butterflies observed
Family: Hesperidae (skippers)
- 3 nos
Branded Swift
Rice Swift female egg laying
Indian dart
Family: Lycaenidae (blues)
- 12 nos
Common Pierrot
Shot silverline
Common line blue
Tailless line blue
African Babul blue female egg laying
Common hedge blue
Common cerulean female egg laying
Lesser grass blue
Tiny grass blue
Plains cupid
Small cupid
Lime blue
Family: Nymphalidae - 7 nos
Lemon pansy
Blue tiger adult and larvae
Tawny coster
Common castor
Common leopard
Common baron
Danaid eggfly female
Family: Pieridae (whites & yellows) - 8 nos
Common grass yellow
Lemon emigrant
Plain orange tip
White orange tip
Common wanderer
Common gull mating pair
Pioneer
Common Jezebel
Family: Papiliondae (swallowtails) 4 nos
Tailed Jay catterpillar
Common Jay
Lime swallowtail
Common Mormon
Total count 34 nos
Overall activity was good today... we were expecting a few showers but luckily it didn't rain so got to observe good basking and courtship behaviour activities, got few egg laying of line blues and catterpillars of
brush footed and swallow tail family. Surprisingly no sightings of evening browns and rings.
The grass has grown up to a very good height so need to think twice before entering the thick vegetation.
Happy butterflying to all 🦋🦋
