Butterfly Walk at Kanifnath grassland, Pune, MH Butterfly Walk- Sun 29-Sep-2024

Butterfly Walk at Kanifnath grassland, Pune, MH Butterfly Walk- Sun 29-Sep-2024 9:30 am-1:30 pm
Weather: Sunny
Species: 40
Total individual count: 85 nos
Members: Pavan Damoor, Narendra Bhagwat,
Dr. Ashish Changole,
Murali Ramlingam,
Dattatraya Langhi

Mrunal Kulkarni+ 1

Family: Skippers - 4 species
Pale/ Dark Grass Dart - 1
Branded swift - 1
Grass dart - 1
Unidentified swift - 1

Family: Blues - 6 species
Common Pierrot - 1
Small Cupid - 2
Dark grass blue - 8 to 10
Common Cerulean - 2
Oriental grass jewel - 4 to 5
African Babul Blue - 10 to 15
Pointed Pierrot - 4 to 5 (lifer)

Family: Brush footed - 16 species
Chocolate Pansy - 1
Blue Pansy - 3 to 4
Lemon Pansy - 2 to 3
Common Leopard - 1
Baronet - 1
Common Tree brown - 3 to 4
Bush Brown sp - 1
Common Three-Ring - plenty
Common Castor - 4 to 5
Blue tiger - 2
Glassy Tiger - 1
Plain tiger - 1
Striped tiger - 2
Painted Lady - 1
Great egg fly - 4 to 5
Daniad egg fly - 1
Common evening brown - 4 to 5

Family: White and Yellows -10 sp
Common grass yellow - plenty
Small grass yellow - plenty
Spotless Grass Yellow - plenty
Indian wanderer - 1
Plain orange tip - 2
White orange tip - 2
Pioneer - 1
Lemon emigrant - plenty
Mottled Emigrant - 1
Indian Jezebel - 3 to 4

Family: Swallowtail - 2 species
Common Mormon - 2 to 3

Lime Swallowtail - 2

Non Butterfly - White-bellied Minivet, Red vented Bulbul, Wild Flowers
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Overall a very good day with plenty of activity. Abundance of Grass Yellows and Three Rings was observed and recorded. Mating pair of Small grass yellow, mating pair of Great eggfly, egg laying of Three Ring & Striped tiger. Observed mud puddling of spotless Grass Yellows and Common Tree brown.
The monsoon Flora are in full bloom with a variety of flowers and plenty of nectaring activity on these flowers in the grasslands of Kanifnath is a treat to our eyes.

Happy Butterflying to all....

Posted on September 29, 2024 04:05 PM by pavandamoor