| 5439878 |
grass demon |
Udaspes folus |
The Grass Demon (Udaspes folus) is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about 4 to 4.8 cm. It is black with a large white spot on the upperside of the hind wing and several smaller whites spots on the forewing. The underside of its wings is mostly white with brown edges and spots. Habits The Grass Demon prefers forest edges or clearings where dappled light is present. Its black and white colouration may have evolved to take advantage of the dappled light in these areas. The pied pattern which seems prominent in the open is effectively disruptive in the shade and the butterfly is difficult to locate once it settles down. It is a bold insect and not easily disturbed. It usually flies in the shade among bushes and under trees keeping low and close to the ground. From time to time, it takes short flights, and, occasionally, much longer excursions into the open clearings. Its flight is quick and the path is very erratic making it very difficult to track when in flight. When basking it sits on the upperside of leaves of herbs or bushes with its hind wings pressed flat against the surface and its fore wings held half open at an angle above the hind wings. This butterfly also has a unique wing flashing display most often seen just after it has alighted on a leaf. It will move its hind wings down toward the leaf surface. When the hind wings are about half way down the fore wings also start moving downwards. On the upward beat both wings are moved simultaneously till the hind wings come together. Then it again begins the downward beat. Each beat is performed very slowly and the butterfly is very conspicuous during this time. This display is unique since no other peninsular Indian butterfly is known to display the capability of moving forewings and hindwings separately. The Grass Demon is a nectar lover and has a long proboscis compared to body size. This makes it easy to get to nectar of flowers with long corolla tubes. In gardens, the Common Periwinkle (Vinca rosea) and Lantana are its favourite flowers. It rarely visits bird or dung droppings. It is fond of water and often seen perched on a stone in a stream-bed. |
| 5439798 |
pigmy scrub hopper |
Aeromachus pygmaeus |
Pigmy scrub hopper is usually seen around grasslands, particularly in Monsoon season. It is a very small skipper seen in Indian sub continent. |
| 5439797 |
dingy bush-brown |
Mycalesis perseus |
Status in India : Common/ some places rare
Description The distinguishing feature of this species of Mycalesis is that the ocellus (eye-spot) in space 2 of the hindwing below is moved inwards and out of line with the other ocelli adjacent to it. Habitat & Habits The species shares the same habits as the other Mycalesis species and usually lurks in shady, but open areas in the vicinity of grassland. Its host plant is likely to be one of the species of grasses. Mycalesis perseus cepheus has the same feeble flight as the other members of this genus and usually stops with wings folded closed as shown in the photo. Occasionally, an individual may bask with wings opened in bright sunlight. It is relatively common in Singapore, where it is usually found at the fringes of the nature reserves in shady grassy wasteland, and is found in the company of the other Mycalesis species and The Nigger. |
| 5402628 |
rice swift |
Borbo cinnara |
Borbo cinnara, commonly known as the Rice Swift or Formosan Swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. |
| 5393428 |
common mormon |
Papilio polytes |
female mimics Common Rose |
| 5393429 |
common mormon |
Papilio polytes |
female mimics Common Rose |
| 5393430 |
common mormon |
Papilio polytes |
|
| 5393431 |
common mormon |
Papilio polytes |
mating |
| 5393432 |
Tailed Jay butterfly |
Graphium agamemnon |
|
| 5393426 |
common jay |
Graphium doson |
|
| 5393427 |
common jay |
Graphium doson |
|
| 5393370 |
bamboo treebrown |
Lethe europa |
|
| 5393371 |
common evening brown |
Melanitis leda |
|
| 5393129 |
monkey puzzle |
Rathinda amor |
|
| 5393130 |
yamfly |
Loxura atymnus |
|
| 5391534 |
Mimic |
Hypolimnas misippus |
|
| 5392744 |
grass jewel |
Chilades trochylus |
|
| 5390584 |
dingy bush-brown |
Mycalesis perseus |
This is a medium sized, brown, inconspicuous butterfly. There is an eye spot on the upperside of each forewing at the outer margin. The underside varies with the seasonal forms. The wet season form has a white line running from the leading margin of the forewing to the tornus of the hind wing. A series of eye spots is enclosed in the area between this line and the wing margin. The female and the male look identical in coloration and markings, but the later has small, black, hairy brands in the region of overlap between the hind and forewings. |
| 5391535 |
tawny coster |
Acraea violae |
|
| 5390586 |
Medus brown |
Orsotriaena medus |
|
| 5390585 |
giant red eye skipper |
Gangara thyrsis |
|
| 5391533 |
common palmfly |
Elymnias hypermnestra |
|
| 5390081 |
water snow flat |
Tagiades litigiosa |
|
| 5390080 |
Mimic |
Hypolimnas misippus |
|
| 5390079 |
common snow flat |
Tagiades japetus |
|
| 5383753 |
common grass yellow |
Eurema hecabe |
|
