http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/ Butterflies in Indian Region Sun, 11 May 2008 17:33:52 GMT Vijay Barve http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11814 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11814 Dear Friends, GBIF, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (www.gbif.org) is working towards Facilitating digitisation and global dissemination of Sun, 11 May 2008 17:32:23 GMT amol patwardhan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11813 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11813 thank you Kalesh, Do you have details of costing. local organisers etc. about the places you suggested? Regards, Amol ... Sun, 11 May 2008 17:21:22 GMT Isaac Kehimkar http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11812 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11812 Dear Rafeek, Its Dark Archduke (male)Lexias dirtea khasiana, and is rich brown on underside. All Females are larger and spotted with large yellow or bluish Sun, 11 May 2008 17:20:19 GMT Nitu.S http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11811 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11811 Hi! pinakin now  going to  chakrata  doesn't take long.the old system of one way traffic -the gate system hs been done away with from this January .It Sat, 10 May 2008 17:24:10 GMT Maan Barua http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11810 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11810 Looks like male Archduke species... need to look at the tip of the antennae to confirm species! Maan Sat, 10 May 2008 17:23:36 GMT Pinakin Karve http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11809 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11809 Dear Nitu I have already sent this mail to organizers.. but I am writing this information for everybody. Initially I didn't sent it to everyone just to avoid Sat, 10 May 2008 17:22:45 GMT kalesh s http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11808 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11808 The attached image is of a realtively rare skipper The Maculate Lancer Salanoemia sala. The adults are seldom seen in field but the larvae are common on Sat, 10 May 2008 17:22:03 GMT kalesh s http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11807 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11807 friends, I hav missed the previous posts on ths topic,but i feel good about 3 areas; 1.North Kanara 2.Coorg and adjacent areas 3.Nilgiris Every year one palce Sat, 10 May 2008 17:21:02 GMT Isaac Kehimkar http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11806 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11806 Dear Balakrishnan, Besides the blue patch on the hindwing, its easy to differentiate between males of these two swallowtails. The male Common Peacock has dark Sat, 10 May 2008 14:32:37 GMT amol patwardhan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11805 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11805 Dear Friends, The meet is tentatively scheduled in September 08 or latest by Diwali. The place for the meet has not been finalized. One place shortlisted is Sat, 10 May 2008 14:32:36 GMT Mayilvahnan M.S. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11804 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11804 Forest Banglow at Chakratha and Deobandh has only two Rooms and there is cooking facility. Kanasar Has 10 rooms but without cooking facility.Mayilvahnan --- On Sat, 10 May 2008 14:32:32 GMT Mayilvahnan M.S. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11803 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11803 Nitu is quite right. But Forest bunglow is there.Conditions questionable. A good Forest contact can be of good help ! Vehicle is a must- good driver who knows Sat, 10 May 2008 14:32:28 GMT K. Rafeek http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11802 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11802 A few of these were sighted at Namdapha Unlike most Barons, this and another( may be male of this) Lexias sp were were easily aproachable Awaiting ID Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:50 GMT Unni Pulikkal http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11801 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11801 Dear vidya, Kindly find here the attached activity report. ... -- Sunshines to you! unni ................................................. Dr.Unni Krishnan Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:49 GMT balakrishnan valappil http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11800 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/message/11800 Hi friends In my seven swallowtails series,there was a common peacock and somebody asked me why not a Paris peacock at the first sight itself I was sure it was