My Best Butterfly Moment 2016
A Pavendhan
Manjolai: A beautiful hill station in the KMTR. Although Tea
Estates are predominantly visible to the naked eyes, the
Sholas tucked between them and the surroundings are true
paradise for the butterflies. Thanks to the TN FD and Umesh
Pavukandy, we had a great 2 days outing in June 2016. This
is a place where rarities are commoner and commoners are
rarity! I had packed many a beautiful species including Stri-
ated Five-ring, Spot Puffin. Pale 4-lineblue, Malabar Banded
Swallowtail, Common Onyx, Colour Sergeant, Malabar Flash,
Small Leopard and Banded Royal, for the first time. A visit , I
will cherish for my life!
CV Nishanth
The best butterfly moment in my life was spotting Common
Onyx for the first time in Coimbatore. A day to remember
for ever.
Theivaprakasham H
2016 was one of my best years with more learning espe-
cially on Host Plant and early stages of butterflies. The year
started with an intensive search for Common Banded Pea-
cock early stages. Stunts like climbing up the tree, getting to
tree tops, analysing the young twigs of every host plant
were done during the search for Common Banded Peacock's
Egg and Caterpillar. Exactly after a year of search, I found an
young larvae on a plant of Chloroxylon swietenia during the
second week of January 2016 at Kallar Gardens, Coimbatore.
Finally, the hard work earned me a stunning rare beauty.
Geethanjali Raghunathan
Siruvani , a place which never disappoints the naturalists. Being a
fresher in this field, I get to know a lot many interesting facts about
butterflies. These tiny creatures are not only a feast for our eyes but
a counterbalance for nature .
My inspiration includes Mr. Theivaprakasham Hari and Mr. Pavend-
han Appavu who endlessly shower their ideas!