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A largish blackish butterfly with large light yell

A largish blackish butterfly with large light yellow spots all over. Prominent circled spots (eyes!) in the middle of wings, that get hidden many times when it sits.
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Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
Size: 8-10 cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and Female are similar. Its open form looks dark and closed form is much lighter, with the same pattern visible on both sides. The creamy-yellow spots darken with age. Two red spots on the hindwing, a fine dotted pattern near the body on the forewing(seen on upperside).
It is also known as lime swallowtail, citrus swallowtail, lemon butterfly and chequered swallowtail, which refer to their host plants, usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime where their larvae grow and feed on.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India, up to 1600m in Himalaya.
Flight is swift, near the ground and both sexes are fond of flowers. Males congregate by the hundreds on damp mud after the monsoon.
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A largish blackish butterfly with large light yell

A largish blackish butterfly with large light yellow spots all over. Prominent circled spots (eyes!) in the middle of wings, that get hidden many times when it sits.
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Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
Size: 8-10 cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and Female are similar. Its open form looks dark and closed form is much lighter, with the same pattern visible on both sides. The creamy-yellow spots darken with age. Two red spots on the hindwing, a fine dotted pattern near the body on the forewing(seen on upperside).
It is also known as lime swallowtail, citrus swallowtail, lemon butterfly and chequered swallowtail, which refer to their host plants, usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime where their larvae grow and feed on.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India, up to 1600m in Himalaya.
Flight is swift, near the ground and both sexes are fond of flowers. Males congregate by the hundreds on damp mud after the monsoon.
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Very graphical pattern on the open wings, of black

Very graphical pattern on the open wings, of black bands in bright yellow holding blue spots!
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The Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
Size: 4.5-6cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and Female similar, but females have duller colours than males.
Upperside is eye-catching and distinctly different from the underside- it has two blue spots surrounded by black markings on a yellow background, where as the underside is brownish with pale markings.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India and Srilanka, they are fond of flowers and commonly seen in sunny, open places. Flight is rapid, near the ground, consisting of a brisk flap and glide.
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A largish flat pale yellow butterfly with visible

A largish flat pale yellow butterfly with visible veins that stand out from its wing-surface!
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Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona), Also called Oriental Lemon Emigrant
Size: 5.5-8cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female different, on the underside male and female both have red-ringed silver spots in center of wings.
Female upperside lemon-yellow with dark border and dark spot on forewing.
Male upperside chalky-white with narrow dark border to forewing.
Also, their wing colour gets dull in dry season and brighter in wet.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout Indian subcontinent to Australia. Their flight is powerful, skipping and generally at level of treetops, but descends readily to flowers and wet sand. Swarms during rainy season.
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A largish pale yellow butterfly with visible veins

A largish pale yellow butterfly with visible veins that stand out from its wing surface. The surface has a subtle wavy grey pattern.
Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
Size: 5-7cm
HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female are different; underside pale greenish, mottled with dark lines.
On the upperside, a male's forewing has a blackish border and a dark speck in the center and a female's forewing additionally has 3-4 dark specks below the border.
HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout Indian subcontinent to Australia. Mottled can be easily distinguished from Common Emigrant by smaller size and greenish-white shade of butterfly, which is yellowish-white in Common Emigrant. Their flight is powerful, skipping and generally at level of treetops, but descends readily to flowers and wet sand. Males sometimes congregate on wet sand in huge numbers.
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A bright orange butterfly with a well distributed

A bright orange butterfly with a well distributed black pattern. Don't confuse with the Tawny Coster which is similar, but has a strong black border with white spots in its hind wings.
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The Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
Size: 5.5-6.5cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female look similar.
Hindwing lacks dark border that the forewing has. Underside is relatively quite plain.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Larval host plants are species of willow, so butterfly is common near waterbodies at low elevations, but flies up to 2000m ht. Flight is rapid, with continuous series of wingbeats. Males are territorial. Both males and females are fond of flowers.
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A general patterned butterfly with clear outlined

A general patterned butterfly with clear outlined spots (think of them as lemons!)
Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
Size: 4.5-6cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female have similar upperside pattern.
On the underside, its colour varies from brown to pink, with its dry-season form having paler markings.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India and Sri Lanka. It is fond of flowers and frequently seen in open, sunny places- basking in gardens and on roadsides. Flight is swift, generally near the ground. Males rarely visit wet sand.
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A common looking pale yellow butterfly with fuzzy

A common looking pale yellow butterfly with fuzzy black shading on the front-wing edge.
Common Albatross (Appias albina)
Size: 6-7.5cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female are different.
Upperside: male plain white with narrow black border to forewing apex(tip). Female-upperside is white or yellow and has five white spots on dark area at forewing apex(tip).
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found from Maharastra to SriLanka, also in North-east India.
Found in forested areas. Flight swift and powerful, generally a few meters above the ground. Often flies along forest streams and paths, settling on flowers and circling trees. Males visit wet sand in large numbers.
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A bright orange butterfly having a distinct black

A bright orange butterfly having a distinct black border with white spots in its hind wings.
Tawny Coster (Acraea violae) Size: 5-6.5 cm
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HOW TO IDENTIFY
Male and female look similar.
Narrow wings, and the hindwing has a black border with white spots.
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HABITAT and HABITS
Found throughout India and Sri Lanka. Flight is weak and fluttering, generally in vicinity of its food plant, but can ascend to upto 2400 m. It is rarely attacked by predators due to being poisonous.
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Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Migration numbers have been reported low this year. But these species you may still see near you.
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Why did the butterflies not come as expected? Are

Why did the butterflies not come as expected? Are they delayed? Or have they taken another route? A lot of questions about butterfly migration in India, are being slowly answered by gathering local data. Data that is contributed by public. A WhatsApp group was set up only for butterfly migration. We, India Nearby, are not associated with it, but love the active contributions from people. If you see a bit of migration, report it to the group. Each piece of data helps in understanding the big picture.
Our current series will continue to share some of the common butterflies of the migration that you are likely to come across in southern India. We hope to make it easy to identify the species. It is fun! And for those species that look alike, we will point out how to distinguish them. Keep following our butterfly series. Share your thoughts and experiences.
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Identify the butterfly: Pioneer. The wing patterns

Identify the butterfly: Pioneer.
The wing patterns are different on either side of the wing, that is how it looks with open wings vs how it appears with folded wings. Patterns differ between males and females.
Every year there happen two migrations of butterflies in southern India. One from Western Ghats to the plains & Eastern Ghats just before the monsoons, March end-May. The other, from Eastern Ghats to Western Ghats before the returning monsoons set in, around Oct-Nov. Each time it's the next generation of the butterflies that migrate!
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Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Their routes and stop-posts are being tracked by a public project of reporting across the states of southern India.
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You will start seeing them in Bangalore this week, keep an eye out for them!
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Every year there happen two migrations of butterfl

Every year there happen two migrations of butterflies in southern India. One from Western Ghats to the plains and Eastern Ghats just before the monsoons, March end-May. The other, from Eastern Ghats to Western Ghats before the returning monsoons set in, around Oct-Nov. Each time it's the next generation of the butterflies that migrate!
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Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Their routes and stop-posts are being tracked by a public project of reporting across the states of southern India.
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You will start seeing them in Bangalore this week, keep an eye out for them!
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Every year there happen two migrations of butterfl

Every year there happen two migrations of butterflies in southern India. One from Western Ghats to the plains & Eastern Ghats just before the monsoons, March end-May. The other, from Eastern Ghats to Western Ghats before the returning monsoons set in, around Oct-Nov. Each time it's a next generation of the butterflies that migrate!
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Some dozen species migrate in varying numbers. Their routes and stop-posts are being tracked by a public project of reporting across the states of southern India.
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You will start seening them in Bangalore this week, keep an eye out for them!
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#butterflymigration #butterflymigration2021#butterflyindia#eco#ecotherapy#westernghats#tamilnadutourism #tamilnaduphotography #keralanature #keraladiaries #indiatravelgram #indiatravel #bangalorediaries #bangalore_insta #southindia #amazingfacts #naturegeography #geo#monsoons #floraandfauna #karnatakadiaries #natgeoindia#karnataka_ig #covidtimes#easternghats #commoncrowbutterfly #bangalore #thingstodoinbangalore#wildindia#wildnature

You don't need the next great camera to photograph

You don't need the next great camera to photograph birds, this is from a point and shoot SonyG. The camera is still great!
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Swallows are alright with humans, and even nest in buildings.
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Aptly named Wiretailed, these are resident Swallows found mostly in western and northern India, migrating further south in winter. Their glistening white under parts and chestnut cap (top of head) clearly sets them apart from the other very similar Common Swallow, except for its unique wire tails.
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Males and females look alike and share all responsibilities, including building the nest, and feeding the young. Females have slightly shorter wires. The nest is a mud saucer bracket, similar to Crag Martin's, usually attached under a chajja, a beam or a rock overhang. They are usually found to dwell near water: streams, tanks and jheels.
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Their deep forked tail, like other similar birds, helps them to maneuver and change direction quickly in flight. A swift and graceful flight. Their call is a lively chit-chit. Males have a pretty twittering song in breeding season, March-Sept.
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Do note their chestnut (orangish) cap, something different from the Common Swallow, who has it below and around its beak.
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Photographed in Girgadhada village, Gir, Gujarat
(c) India Nearby
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These winter visitors start arriving in Sep/Oct an

These winter visitors start arriving in Sep/Oct and depart in April/May. They roost (where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night) in large numbers amoungst reed-beds. They mostly feed on insects they catch in flight.
They don't nest here though, only in Himalayas from Kashmir to NE.
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Their deep forked tail, like other similar birds, helps them to maneuver and change direction quickly in flight. A swift and graceful flight. Their call is a pleasant low twittering.
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Do note their shiny blue purple colour, with a chestnut (orangish) forehead and tbroat., Something that is different from the Wiretailed Swallow.
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Photographed in Bengaluru, Karnataka
(c) India Nearby
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These seasonal birds come in some numbers. They ar

These seasonal birds come in some numbers. They are fast fliers and can be confused with two more different species which are similar size and fly rapidly. Their nest is rather unusual.
But these are not the same that was shared yesterday, can you spot the difference?
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Photographed in Polo, Gujarat
(c) India Nearby
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These seasonal birds come in some numbers. They ar

These seasonal birds come in some numbers. They are fast fliers and can be confused with two more different species which are similar size and fly rapidly. Their nest is rather unusual.
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Photographed in Karnataka
(c) India Nearby
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Yellow Billed Babbler. They quarrel, just like mos

Yellow Billed Babbler. They quarrel, just like most Babblers, but sweeter than the Jungle Babbler. They are a specie found in southern India. The distinct head whiteness that contrasts with the rest of the body, and the bluish eyes give it away. Though called yellow billed, it is not unique to them. In birding, you will discover, bird names change over time. The local names stay, and most scientific ones too, just the common names that keep getting improvements.
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Photographed in Karnataka
(c) India Nearby
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They sound quarrelling, but sweeter than the Jungl

They sound quarrelling, but sweeter than the Jungle Babbler. They are a specie found in southern India. The distinct head whiteness that contrasts with the rest of the body, and the bluish eyes give it away.
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Photographed in Karnataka
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Jungle Babblers are common across India, Don't be

Jungle Babblers are common across India, Don't be deceived by the name, your city is not likely a jungle, neither have they come from one, they are simply found everywhere.
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This specie.is most common, and are found in groups of 6 or more, commonly called or named as 'Sat Bhai' in Hindi, seven brothers. In English they are called Seven Sisters. Don't worry, males and females look alike, and also share parental duties, even when fooled by Pied Crested and Common Hawk-Cuckoos, who simply lay eggs in their nests. A behaviour called parasitic.
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Their flock keeps chattering as they look for insects in fallen leaves and ground, while hopping around. They really babble a lot!
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Photographed in Indore, MP.
(c) India Nearby
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