I have put up the remaining batch of about 50 more photos from Dandeli taken last month. The new lot also includes some landscape shots. Click the 'Dandeli'...
The following ButterflyIndia poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Do moths need a special attention and a seperate group MothIndia ?...
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well, I am sorry the photo did not get attached (or did i just forget?). here it is. ... Krushnamegh. ... Krushnamegh Kunte Doctoral Student (Gilbert and...
wow!! i did not know this. this is fantastic madhuri ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Dear Friends, Its good to see some moth discussions happening. Well here is the cousin of Acherontia styx which goes by the name Asian Death's Head Hawkmoth. I...
I wanted to know the actual life cycle period of a Plain Tiger butterfly, DANAUS CHRYSIPPUS and of Lime butterfly, PAPILIO DEMOLEUS. Please could anyone help...
Dear Friends, Moths love monsoon. The adults just emerge before monsoon and ready to date and mate. The higher humidity levels with low temperatures are just...
that's a great news, susanth! i had just teased you about finding the cats, and you did it!! that's the way to go. and when are you going to find Travancore...
Desar Kishen I dont know the agenda of this year Butteffly Meet.Please enquire it to the organisers or our moderator Vijay.Warblers and Waders is not take a ...
Hi this is so amazing that I had to share it (though it is not found in India). Use your fave search engine to find images of the butterfly called Thick-tipped...
Hello Chitra and friends, I saw this guy yesterday when starting for office; he was sitting quiet on the corridor just outside our door. Please help me in...
hi shubha, nice to see your post and to see some pictures. hawk moths always make me happy. i would just like to point one little thing. a lot of our...
Hello, This moth is from Delhi University, where I found it risking being run over by cars on a fairly busy road. I took it home and put it on a plant. It flew...
Dear Kishan, Looks detailed agenda will take some time, but a tentative agenda we will try to post during this week. Regards, Vijay butterflyindia.blogspot.com...
Dear Krushnamegh Your compliments are great!This will really a great booster doss to me and my young butterfly friends here. In my butterfly trips i never...
Dear Kousik, Thats a Monkey Moth, of Eupterotidae group. You will see them now around lights , they occur in much lighter shades up to pale yellow-cream. They...
hi, let me put my ignorance on display !!! :) I was under the impression that Moths were after Butterflues in terms of evolution. Why did I think so? - it was...
What evidence do you have to say that noctural animals were evolved as a strategy to evade the pressure from predators ?? I mean any references. In case of...
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Hello Deapesh, Your query is interesting. Could Caddisflies have been the predecessors of moths? They too are hairy and have a 'mothy' appearance and their...
Hello everyone, Comments inline... ... We do know with good confidence that butterflies evolved from moths. This is because we have something called a...
oh, wow, it looks almost the same. but those white bands across the wings arent on vaz viren's pic. and its not on the common crow either... but, wow, the...
hi, i can tell u that the pupal period of plain tiger is 7 days. i've reared over 25 of them and its all the same. i dont know about the rest cuz i havent had...
I think its possible that moths evolved from butterflies, though i dont have any references or evidence to support that:) well, basically, moths seem to be...
I remember someone mentioned about the butterfly with transparent wings . I am attaching one such species which my brother in washington has taken. Happy...
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Jul 6, 2005 4:03 am
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If any of you ever come across some butterfly or moth like this , please let me know. Please see the attached Picture. ( 35.2Kb) regards, Kishen Das...
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Deapesh: I usually just monitor ButterflyIndia, but I thought I'd jump in on this one, since I looked into the matter somewhat recently. A significant portion...
Dear Friends, I am happy to anounce tentative program "ButterflyIndia Meet 2005". This year the meet is planned at Aaralam WLS in Northern Kerala. The meet is...
Are you sure these many experts will come for the Butterfly Meet ??????? vowwwwwwwwwwwww the list of experts is mind boggling ... I will be really happy if all...
