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Celebrating Big Butterfly Month September 2024

Butterfly Walk was arranged at Saswad and Waghapur Pune district on 01.09.2024
Timings: 8:45 am to 1:45 pm
Weather conditions: Cloudy day,
Wind in full swing 16 kph
Temperature: 23 to 25 degrees
Humidity was very less

Members:
Pavan Damoor
Kushal Damoor

Sharing list of butterflies observed

1. Dark grass blue - 8 to 10 no's
2. Common Three Ring - abundance around 25 to 30
3. Lemon Pansy - 7 to 8 nos
4. Lesser grass blue - 3 to 4
5. Common Rose - 12 to 15
6. Lemon emigrant - 8 to 10
7. Small grass yellow - uncountable , 3 pairs mating
8. Common Grass Yellow - 5
9. Painted Lady - 4
10. Blue Pansy - 3
11. Peacock Pansy - 3
12. Oriental grass jewel - 5
13. Yellow Pansy - 1
14. White orange tip - 1
15. Pioneer - 4 to 5, eggs and catterpillar
16. Indian Jezebel - 1
17. Common Pierrot - 1
18. Black spotted Pierrot - 1
19. Plains cupid - 1
20. Pea blue - 1
21. Angled castor - 5 to 6
22. Joker - 3
23. Common Mormon male

I have participated in BBM from almost 3 to 4 years. During my BBM observations I used to always visit the western ghats section like Tamhini and Sinhagad which comes under a heavy rainfall area.
But this time I had made up my mind to first visit the low rainfall area of Pune district which is mostly the eastern part i.e. Saswad and adjoining.

The abundance of butterflies seen in the month of September mainly due to reduction in Rains and these beautiful insects coming out in large numbers for basking, nectaring and other activities clearly indicates that why shouldn't the Big Butterfly Month be celebrated in the month of September every year.

Overall a very good day today even though less number of species but more in abundance. Even though cloudy we Enjoyed the atmosphere as it was cool and windy and no humidity but exactly the opposite in Tamhini when cloudy.

Will share the photos shortly.

Happy Butterflying to all.... 🦋🦋

Celebrating Big Butterfly Month September 2024

Butterfly Walk was arranged at Saswad and Waghapur Pune district on 01.09.2024
Timings: 8:45 am to 1:45 pm
Weather conditions: Cloudy day,
Wind in full swing 16 kph
Temperature: 23 to 25 degrees
Humidity was very less

Members:
Pavan Damoor
Kushal Damoor

Sharing list of butterflies observed

1. Dark grass blue - 8 to 10 no's
2. Common Three Ring - abundance around 25 to 30
3. Lemon Pansy - 7 to 8 nos
4. Lesser grass blue - 3 to 4
5. Common Rose - 12 to 15
6. Lemon emigrant - 8 to 10
7. Small grass yellow - uncountable , 3 pairs mating
8. Common Grass Yellow - 5
9. Painted Lady - 4
10. Blue Pansy - 3
11. Peacock Pansy - 3
12. Oriental grass jewel - 5
13. Yellow Pansy - 1
14. White orange tip - 1
15. Pioneer - 4 to 5, eggs and catterpillar
16. Indian Jezebel - 1
17. Common Pierrot - 1
18. Black spotted Pierrot - 1
19. Plains cupid - 1
20. Pea blue - 1
21. Angled castor - 5 to 6
22. Joker - 3
23. Common Mormon male

I have participated in BBM from almost 3 to 4 years. During my BBM observations I used to always visit the western ghats section like Tamhini and Sinhagad which comes under a heavy rainfall area.
But this time I had made up my mind to first visit the low rainfall area of Pune district which is mostly the eastern part i.e. Saswad and adjoining.

The abundance of butterflies seen in the month of September mainly due to reduction in Rains and these beautiful insects coming out in large numbers for basking, nectaring and other activities clearly indicates that why shouldn't the Big Butterfly Month be celebrated in the month of September every year.

Overall a very good day today even though less number of species but more in abundance. Even though cloudy we Enjoyed the atmosphere as it was cool and windy and no humidity but exactly the opposite in Tamhini when cloudy.

Will share the photos shortly.

Happy Butterflying to all.... 🦋🦋

Celebrating Big Butterfly Month September 2024

Butterfly Walk was arranged at Saswad and Waghapur Pune district on 01.09.2024
Timings: 8:45 am to 1:45 pm
Weather conditions: Cloudy day,
Wind in full swing 16 kph
Temperature: 23 to 25 degrees
Humidity was very less

Members:
Pavan Damoor
Kushal Damoor

Sharing list of butterflies observed

1. Dark grass blue - 8 to 10 no's
2. Common Three Ring - abundance around 25 to 30
3. Lemon Pansy - 7 to 8 nos
4. Lesser grass blue - 3 to 4
5. Common Rose - 12 to 15
6. Lemon emigrant - 8 to 10
7. Small grass yellow - uncountable , 3 pairs mating
8. Common Grass Yellow - 5
9. Painted Lady - 4
10. Blue Pansy - 3
11. Peacock Pansy - 3
12. Oriental grass jewel - 5
13. Yellow Pansy - 1
14. White orange tip - 1
15. Pioneer - 4 to 5, eggs and catterpillar
16. Indian Jezebel - 1
17. Common Pierrot - 1
18. Black spotted Pierrot - 1
19. Plains cupid - 1
20. Pea blue - 1
21. Angled castor - 5 to 6
22. Joker - 3
23. Common Mormon male

I have participated in BBM from almost 3 to 4 years. During my BBM observations I used to always visit the western ghats section like Tamhini and Sinhagad which comes under a heavy rainfall area.
But this time I had made up my mind to first visit the low rainfall area of Pune district which is mostly the eastern part i.e. Saswad and adjoining.

The abundance of butterflies seen in the month of September mainly due to reduction in Rains and these beautiful insects coming out in large numbers for basking, nectaring and other activities clearly indicates that why shouldn't the Big Butterfly Month be celebrated in the month of September every year.

Overall a very good day today even though less number of species but more in abundance. Even though cloudy we Enjoyed the atmosphere as it was cool and windy and no humidity but exactly the opposite in Tamhini when cloudy.

Will share the photos shortly.

Happy Butterflying to all.... 🦋🦋

Celebrating Big Butterfly Month September 2024

2nd Butterfly Walk arranged at Vetal tekdi Kothrud Pune district on 08.09.2024
Timings: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Weather conditions: Partly cloudy
Wind 16 kph
Temperature: 23 to 25 degrees
Humidity : fluctuating

Members:
Pavan Damoor
Narendra Bhagwat
Dr. Jafar Palot (new member)
Dattatray Langi (new member)
Dev choudhary

Sharing list of butterflies observed

Family: Hesperidae (skipper)

1. Common Small Flat
2. Spotted small flat
3. Small Branded Swift
4. Common Banded Awl - larvae and chrylasis
5. Brown Awl
6. Dart sp
7. Grass Demon

Family: Lycaenidae

1. Common Pierrot
2. African Babul Blue
3. Gram blue
4. Common Guava blue
5. Shot silverline
6. Slate flash
7. Red Pierrot
8. Pale grass blue

Family: Nymphalidae

1. Lemon Pansy
2. Daniad eggfly
3. Great eggfly
4. Common Three Ring
5. Common five ring
6. Bushbrown sp
7. Blue tiger
8. Common crow
9. Common Palmfly
10. Common castor
11. Common leopard
12. Nawab sp
13. Glassy tiger
14. Common Baron
15. Angled castor

Family: Pieridae

1. Common grass yellow
2. Small grass yellow
3. Psyche
4. Common gull (mating pair)
5. Lemon emigrant
6. Common Albatross
7. Indian Jezebel
8. White orange tip
9. Plain orange tip

Family: Papillondae

1. Lime Swallowtail
2. Common Mormon
3. Common Rose
4. Tailed Jay

Overall a good day today with plenty of activity.
Abundance of eggfly, Bushbrown sp, gull , emigrant, WOT, POT seen in very good numbers.
Surprisingly there was no record of Common evening brown and Pioneer White today.

Sharing few pictures of 🦋🦋 clicked during the walk.

Happy Butterflying to all....

Celebrating Big Butterfly Month September 2024

3rd Butterfly Walk arranged at Sinhagad valley Pune district on 15.09.2024
Timings: 9:00 am to 01:30 pm
Weather conditions: cloudy, showers, partly sunny
Wind 10 kph
Temperature: 20 to 23 degrees

Members:
Pavan Damoor
Dattatray Langi
Dev choudhary
Ameya Gangurde
Rajendra Dharashivkar
Murli Krishnan & partner
Prajakta & Pankaj Kulkarni
Kushal Damoor

Sharing list of butterflies observed during the walk

Family: Hesperidae (skipper)

1. Small Branded Swift
2. Common Banded Awl
3. Grass Demon
4. Malabar spotted flat
5. Vindhyan Bob
6. Chestnut Bob
7. Oriental straight swift
8. Rice Swift

Family: Lycaenidae

1. Common Pierrot
2. Common Hedge blue
3. Malayan
4. Common line blue
5. Tailless line blue
6. Zebra blue

Family: Nymphalidae

1. Great eggfly female
2. Common Three Ring
3. Common five ring
4. Bushbrown sp
5. Glassy tiger
6. Common crow
7. Common castor
8. Common leopard
9. Nawab sp
10. Common Baron
11. Sahyadri blue oak leaf
12. Rustic
13. Common Map
14. Chocolate Pansy
15. Peacock Pansy

Family: Pieridae

1. Common grass yellow
2. Small grass yellow
3. Lemon emigrant
4. Indian Jezebel

Family: Papillondae

1. Blue Mormon
2. Common Mormon

Catterpillar of following species
Common Castor
Grass yellow
Grass Demon
Common crow
Common Banded Awl

Sinhagad valley - located on the base of Sinhagad Fort is a very good Habitat for Birds butterflies mamals reptiles and other insects. The habitat consists of forest, scrubland and farmland. Currently as it is monsoon season Paddy fields are in full swing due to which activity of skippers was seen in abundance. Grass yellow was also seen in abundance as there LHP Takla which is seen everywhere and plenty of egg laying activity.

Overall a good day today. Cloudy and Partly sunny weather with Little bit of showers in between gave a boom to butterfly activity during peak hours.
Observed mud puddling activity of line blue's and grass yellows.

Surprisingly there was no record of lemon Pansy, sailors, grass blues.
Will share the photos shortly.
Happy Butterflying to all....

Celebrating Big Butterfly Month September 2024

Walk nearby home at Nanded City Pune Maharashtra on 17.09.2024
Timings: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Weather conditions: Sunny

Members:
Pavan Damoor

Sharing list of butterflies observed during the walk

Family: Hesperidae (skipper)

1. Small Branded Swift
2. Common Banded Awl larvae
3. Chestnut Bob

Family: Lycaenidae

1. Common Pierrot
2. Zebra blue
3. Black spotted Pierrot
4. Gram blue
5. Dark grass blue
6. Lesser grass blue

Family: Nymphalidae

1. Great eggfly
2. Sahyadri Baby Five ring
3. Common five ring
4. Glassy tiger
5. Common crow
6. Common castor
7. Common leopard
8. Common Baron
9. Chocolate Pansy
10. Peacock Pansy (female egg laying)
11. Tawny coster
12. Striped tiger
13. Plain tiger
14. Common Palmfly
15. Lemon Pansy

Family: Pieridae

1. Common grass yellow
2. Small grass yellow
3. Lemon emigrant
4. Indian Jezebel
5. Indian wanderer
6. Common Gull
7. Mottled Emigrant

Family: Papillondae

1. Common Mormon
2. Tailed Jay
3. Lime Swallowtail

Very good activity of Swallowtails, Pieridae, Nymphalidae and skippers
Observed Crows in dozens sapping on plant shoots accompanied by few Plain tiger, striped tiger and glassy tiger butterflies.
Luckily got egg laying of peacock Pansy butterfly

Happy Butterflying to all.... 🦋🦋