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Monsoon Magic from the Western Ghats
Nellithurai, Bhavani Riverbed, Mettupalayam, CBE Dt
S Gopalakrishnan
We have started our morning Butterfly walk in a sombre note in the early morning of 6th May in an Areca farm
along the bank of River Bhavani in the outskirts of Mettupalayam. There were few lycaenids skittering in the com-
post yard and we headed for a walk along the river.. By 9 AM when we returned to the spot ,the scenario has total-
ly changed to frenzied activity and we were enthralled to see hundreds of butterflies thronging the place , jostling
for space to mud puddle!. It was such wonderful butterflying moment that we could enjoy, photograph these
winged beauties ,many of which were fresh specimen. We were able to count 21 species of butterflies from the
congregation.. Sharing some pics form the same.
PATTAMPOOCHI
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