Dear Butterfly Lovers,
வணக்கம் [Greetings].
Butterflies thrive by good weather and good monsoon rains always ensure that the butterflies flutter in good
numbers especially in October and November, the months of Butterflies for the state. The state, however, saw
a deficient rain month in October, and decent rains during Cyclone Gaja (which battered the Delta districts and
interior states) and in November. The December month was a disappointment too. Abundancy of certain spe-
cies seen on the previous years during the same period were missing. The migration was however on.
We are happy to share with you that the TNBS is now a registered society and has taken a more opt name -The
Nature and Butterfly Society, reflecting the broader purposes for which the society is started with and will con-
tinue to work towards the Tamil Nadu land mass.
A few members of TNBS made a trip to Arunachal Pradesh to attend the Annual Northeast Butterfly Meet, this
time around held in Pakke Tiger Reserve. The details accounts of the same can be found in this issue as the first
feature. Couple of TNBS members participated in the first ever Butterfly Survey held at The Nilgiris by the Tamil
Nadu Forest Department and WBA. They have narrated their experiences here in the next feature.
The annual migration of Danainae butterflies kept its date this year and the migration was observed almost
entirely through the months of October and November. This should be one of the longest migration period ob-
served during the recent years. Observation is also made at the sea shore of Rameswaram, where Crimson Ros-
es were making its journey towards Sri Lankan landmass, which is also confirmed by the Naturalists from the
other side of their arrival there. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve conducted a Birds and Butterflies Survey dur-
ing Dec 29-30, 2018 and TNBS is happy to be associated as coordinator for this exercise. Other regular sessions
include Species validation update, In News and Images from the Facebook pages.
We hope you enjoy going through this Newsletter and looking forward to your valuable feedback. We believe
that the News Letter belongs to every one of us and expect more contribution from all our members going for-
ward . Please write to [email protected]
Editorial Team
The Nature and Butterfly Society
Pattampoochi– A quarterly magazine of The Nature and Butterfly Society
Wings 3 Veins 1
Jan –Mar 2019. Issued on 01.01.2019
Issued from Coimbatore, TN
For Private Circulation Only. Copy right is with TNBS. Please write to us
for getting permission to use any of the contents
Editor: A Pavendhan
Editorial Team: Balakrishnan R, Gopalakrishnan S, Nishanth CV, Theiva-
prakasham H , Viswanathan S and Ramanasaran H
The Nature and Butterfly Society (259/2018) is registered under the
Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975