Location: Kasaragod, Kerala, India (Dec 23rd 2010)
Common Pierrot: A small butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae family.
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Blue Tiger
Location: Kasaragod, Kerala, India (Dec 22nd 2010)
Blue Tiger: Belonging to the family of Nymphalidae, and the same subfamily as Common Indian crow, these species are well known for their migratory behaviours.
Common Jezebel
Location: Kasaragod, Kerala, India (Dec 22nd 2010)
Common Jezebel: One of the common variety of butterflies found in India belonging to the family Pieridae. The characteristic feature of this variety is a dull upperside and a very colourful underside.
Absolutely loved this shot with a light-greenish touch of Communist pachcha out of focus in the background
Crimson Rose
Location: Kasaragod, Kerala, India (Dec 22nd 2010)
Crimson Rose: belonging to the family of Papilionidae. They are also called Swallowtail butterflies, as the adult butterflies have forked tail like wings just like the swallow bird
Danaid Eggfly
Location: Kasaragod, Kerala, India (Dec 22nd 2010)
Danaid eggfly belong to the Nymphalidae family, with male species distinct from the polymorphic female. White spots fringed in blue is a distinctive mark of male species.
Communist pachcha growing around my house is a hovering spot for many a variety of Butterflies.
Common Indian Crow
Location: Kasaragod, Kerala, India (Dec 22nd 2010)
Common Crow: Very commonly found in the Malabar region of Kerala and other places in India, they belong to the Danainae subfamily of Nymphalidae or brush-footed family of butterflies.
Found these creatures fluttering around my house, perching on the roots of the uprooted weeds.
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