Butterfly observations 18.02.2024
Sinhagad valley Pune MH India

Members
Pavan Damoor

ButterfliesofPune

Timings: 8:30 am to 1:30 pm

Weather conditions:
Chilled till 8 am
Hotter in the day with unbearable heat
a bit of breeze in between

Things to carry:
Breakfast, Water - 3 litres, fruits, sweets, onion , Cap/hat, first aid box, medicines if required,

Species count: 50

List of sightings observed

Family: Hesperidae (skippers)

1. Vindhyan Bob
2. Grass Demon
3. Golden angle

Family: Lycaenidae (Blues)

1. Pea blue
2. Common Pierrot
3. Angled Pierrot
4. White-tipped line blue
5. Plains cupid
6. Common line blue
7. Tailless line blue
8. Indian Cupid
9. Tiny grass blue
10. Zebra blue
11. Lesser grass blue
12. Common shot silverline
13. Abnormal silverline
14. Forget-me-not
15. Common cerulean
16. Pointed Ciliate blue
17. Dark cerulean
18. Large guava blue
19. Indian Red flash
20. Peacock royal catterpillar

Family: Riodinidae (metal marks)

1. Double banded judy

Family: Nymphalidae (brush footed)

1. Plain tiger
2. Common crow
3. Black Rajah
4. Common Tree brown
5. Common Threering
6. Common leopard
7. Commander
8. Common Sailer
9. Common Lascar
10. Baronet
11. Blue pansy
12. Yellow pansy
13. Lemon pansy
14. Chocolate pansy
15. Peacock pansy
16. Great eggfly
17. Sahyadri Blue oakleaf

Family: Pieridae (whites and yellows)

1. Common grass yellow
2. Spotless grass yellow
3. Small grass yellow
4. Mottled emigrant
5. Lemon emigrant
6. Common Gull

Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails)

1. Lime swallowtail
2. Common Mormon
3. Spot swordtail

overall a very great day today with plenty of mud puddling and nectaring activity.

Happy for getting my first record of 2 larvae of Peacock Royal butterfly 😊

Happy Butterflying to all....

Publicado el 18 de febrero de 2024 a las 02:12 PM por pavandamoor