Hi Everybody, I am a software engineer working in Bangalore (basically from Bengal). I love trekking and camping in the wild, and am into birdwatching and...
Hi, Does Blue Pansy really prefer dry plains? My first sightings of blue pansy was on a quiet cold morning, just out of Bangalore. The grass was quiet moist...
Dear Atanu mondal, Most books i refered such as krushnamegh;s book abt Peninsular Butterflies, Common Butterflies of India etc, states that blue pansy is more...
Dear Kalesh, Range extension of butterflies have been recorded in many temperate countries (northward extension). Butterflies could be good indicators of...
Soubadra
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Jul 10, 2002 8:49 am
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Dear friends, I had a short break from Butterfly India for the last one month.I haven't enough time to spare with BFI.Here in my residene at Thiruvananthapuram...
Dear Friends, I have just started watching butterflies and I have a few questions regarding Common Mormons I saw a pair of common mormons mating. The female...
vikram gupchup
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Jul 14, 2002 10:15 am
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Nature Exhibition on Trees / Birds / Butterflies In Thane. Details are attached herewith. Yuwaraj Gurjar. ...
Dear Moderator, I haven't got any messages from BFI for the last thirty days.My last message is also read today by visiting your site.I send this reply also...
did not read deatail. but just wanted to ask whether i should bring specimens of butterflies from college? Deepa had inquired about it. i had told her that...
Madhuri Pejaver
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Jul 26, 2002 10:46 am
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Hello all, I returned from seattle where I was hopeing to photographs some phirung butterflies, but was majorly disappointed as I could only spot at a distance...
kishan
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Aug 1, 2002 7:30 am
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Hi Everybody, I am curious to know about the humming bird moths. Do they exists in South India ???? Incidentally I took a picture of a moth couple of weeks...
Dear Atanu, Welcome to the group. Regarding Hummingbird hawkmoths let me tell you they are found commonly throughout India. Infact Hummingbird hawkmoths are...
Shubha
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Aug 7, 2002 5:38 am
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Dear friends, I am interested in knowing whether any one has tried to identified the ant species associated with all blue caterpillars. According to me I...
Shubha
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Aug 8, 2002 5:29 am
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Dear friends, Just to elevate the dormant mood of all butterflylovers who have been silent for quite a while, here is poem written by one of my entomology...
Shubha
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Aug 8, 2002 5:35 am
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For some mysterious reasons my prev mail to the list did not get posted ! anyways, here is an emigrant mating that i took some time back hope you all enjoy it....
kishan
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Aug 8, 2002 6:39 am
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Hai Atanu, Hummingbird Hawk moths belong to the subfamily Macroglossinae.Their family is Sphingidae to which the famous Death's Head hawk Moths belong. One...
suresh
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Aug 8, 2002 7:19 am
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Hi Kishan, Try scanning it with a high resolution scanner and if possible a dedicated film scanner and then compress it to jpeg. This will give u better...
Dear Shuba, Your friend has indeed recorded the entire diversity in hi poem. Regards Soubadra ... From: Shubha To: ButterflyIndia@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
SOUBADRA
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Aug 9, 2002 7:40 am
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Dear Atanu, I read your message today.Hummingbird hawk moths are seen in South India.In my compound i saw this moths morning and evening nectaring from wild...
Dear Shubha, There is a great deal of literature on this subject - my professor in charge, Naomi Pierce, has done tremendous work on the subject, and there are...
John Mathew
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Aug 9, 2002 8:22 am
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Hey ppl, whatZup, all you guys are in the field watching butterflies ? Anyways, here is a pioneer to cheer you all up. Tell me how i can improve on the...
kishan
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Aug 9, 2002 8:25 am
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ThanX for the reply Atanu, This was a high res pic (29MB file with some 6000 X 5000 res) and ofcourse i use Gimp :) (I compiled the latest with no text...
kishan
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Aug 9, 2002 11:26 am
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sir, Can u tell me what equipment u are using to photograph these butterflies. Please also mention the other details like film, exposure, lens, use of flash...
Hi Kishan, Since u r based on bangalore and is interested in Butterflies.. probably u will be interested in knowing Mr S. Karthikeyan, who is also on this list...
Dear Yuwaraj, call me kishan, (addressing me as 'sir' makes me feel a lil too old ;-) To capture the pioneer i used a Nikon 801s with a nikkor 70-300 with ex ...
kishan
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Aug 9, 2002 12:42 pm
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Hi "Kishan", Thanks for the technical details about the photo, here is one of my photo of Red Pierrot at Amboli. Equipment used : Nikon F80 with Normal 50 mm...
Do any one have a checklist of butterflies of delhi ? If so please post it on the group or send me the list. Butterflies are in plenty this season in delhi. ...
lovely Photo Yuvraj ! the brownish colour on the leaf on the right hand top corner makes the photo very interesting. regards -Kishan ... From: "Yuwaraj...
