Dear Butterfly Lovers,
வணக்கம் [Greetings].
The period of April to June 2019 saw some interesting butterfly activities. The weather in April was relatively
dry in most parts of Tamil Nadu and the butterfly activity were sparse. In the month of May with the start of
thunderstorm season coupled with convectional rains, the eastward migration of Milkweed butterflies from
Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghats were noticed in the many parts of the state of Tamil Nadu. In the month of
June, Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly migration was also noticed in the many parts of the state of Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. A detailed report on butterfly migration will be covered in the next issue.
In the current issue, Mr. Madhan Kumar shares his experience of butterfly photography trip to Kodaikanal
where he sighted some elusive butterflies like Palni Sailer, Malabar Flash and Nilgiri Clouded Yellow in the
article 'In search of the Palni Sailer’. In the article ‘A trip to Nilambur (KL) in search of specialities and rarities’,
Mr. Gopalakrishnan reports about his team’s visit to Nilambur, Kerala to document some rare butterflies and its
great potential. Mr. Ramanasaran Hari shares his assessment of the butterfly diversity of Karpagam College of
Pharmacy, Coimbatore for period of the last one year (2018-19) where he had documented 84 species of
butterflies so far. He has also briefly summarized his observations of the butterfly migration in his collage
around various phases of the study period. He has also shared another article on his observation of early
stages of Plains Blue Royal (Tajuria jehana). In the article 'Artificial Intelligence and its application to butterfly
conservation', Mr. Theivaprakasham Hari tries to explain the various application of artificial intelligence that
will contribute to butterfly conservation.
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
forward . 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 3
Jul–Sep 2019. Issued on 01.07.2019
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,
Theivaprakasham H , Viswanathan S and Ramanasaran H
The Nature and Butterfly Society (259/2018) is registered under the
Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975
Full Page Picture Credits:
Plains Blue Royal (K Sravan Kumar), Red Pierrot
and Hampson’s Hedge Hopper (Gopalakrishnan
S), Dingy Scrub Hopper (Madhan Kumar) Com-
mon Three-ring and Tiny Grass Blue
(Theivaprakasham H), Redspot (Nishanth CV),
Long-banded Silverline (Pavendhan A) and
Double-banded Judy (Balakrishnan R)
PATTAMPOOCHI
A TNBS MAGAZINE
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