Dear Butterfly Lovers,
வணக்கம் [Greetings].
The period between January and March is usually a dry period for the butterflies as the climate is also not sup-
porting them during this time of year. This year too the quarter saw a cold and dry weather in January followed
by hot weather in February and March. The South of Tamil Nadu and some other parts saw some rain, but not
good enough to create any outburst of butterfly population.
This issue has some interesting information to share with you all. First among them are our recommendation to
the state for a state butterfly icon, which we think the beautiful Common Banded Peacock deserves a chance
with its unique appearance, distribution and easy to recognise and relate.
As is the case with every December last week, 2018 also saw members of our online Facebook forum share
their unique and best moments of 2018 with all. We have made a collection of them and presented it as a My
best Butterfly Moment 2018.
Birds and Butterflies Survey at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve was conducted during December 2018 and the
society wholeheartedly thanks the management of STR for the opportunity to participate and involve in the
organisation process. A detailed report is prepared and submitted. A few highlights are shared in this issue.
We have tried to answer and find out how many species from the butterfly checklist of Tamil Nadu find their
assessment under IUCN Red List, had their protection status mentioned in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
schedule status. We also tried to list out and find how many species are endemic to the Western Ghats, South
India and Sri Lanka in the appropriate combinations. We urge the readers to verify the correctness of the same
before quoting/ using the data.
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 2
Apr–Jun 2019. Issued on 01.04.2019
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