Record: night survey observations, Sanjay Van Park, New Delhi, India, July 2023

Notable observations from the night surveys I participated in at Sanjay Van Park, New Delhi, India, July 2023. The survey included a number of moth screens, which yielded 26 different species of moth (so far), including several pearl moths (the coolest one was Notarcha aurolinealis).

The park is full of fireflies (Abscondita anceyi, I think).

Other highlights include:
Reptiles: Common leopard gecko, a spotted house gecko, and a species of thin-toed gecko (maybe Delhi rock gecko AKA Aravalli Hills thin-toed gecko)
Amphibians: breeding Indus Valley bullfrogs, burrowing frogs, and Indus Valley toad
Insects: six-spotted beetles, blister beetle, Indian grass mantis, a juvie Hierodula mantis, and a lanternfly!
Spiders: white-banded bird-dropping spider, two-tailed spider and lots of orbweavers.

We also saw spotted owlet, Indian scops-owl, a civet, and a blind snake (but no photos, so no posted observations of these).

Posted on July 30, 2023 12:38 PM by alphaj16