From my N72

Here are a few pics taken in my N72:


Blue Mormon


Common Eggfly


Common Palmfly


Lemon Pansy


Common Lime

The Common Crow

One of the most common varieties of butterflies in Bangalore: The Common Crow!
You just go for a small stroll and you are sure to find one.
The first species which I learnt to identify with the true name.

Blue Mormon

There was this time when I didn't know butterflies by their names.
And I used to name them the way I wanted.
Once, in the campus, I saw a beautiful big butterfly with a wing span of about 6 inches. It was black and its hind wings was a light shade of blue with dots.
I called it the Blue Back.
I searched and searched and searched the net for the real name of this butterfly but in vain.
I even started thinking that I discovered a new variety of butterfly ;-)
Then finally in some site I found that this was called the Blue Mormon and that it was not all that common. Here's the pic for you. One of my favourites!!

The first butterfly I saw in Bannerghatta

It was fluttering over a shrub as soon as we entered the park.
I called it the orange and black one.
Now I know it as the Striped Tiger or the Common tiger.
More details about this species in future blogs...

Finally materializing....

Have been thinking for a long time to start this space.
Ever since I realized how endowed Bangalore is with these beautiful colorful creatures which brighten up our days, I have ben wanting to share the wonderful experiences of my butterfly watching in Bangalore.
It all started with a visit to Banerghatta Butterfly Park where I realized that most of the things I thought about butterflies were kind of myths.
I thought butterflies are very hard to find in a city like Bangalore which is so polluted, but then I relaized you always find what u seek if you keep your eyes open.
I thought butterflies were just randomly colored and randomly sized until I realized that you can identify the species by looking at them!
This was followed by weeks of internet browsing and research and I eventually started to keep my eyes open all the time in search of new species. My day was made if I identified a new one which I had seen on the net.
I realized that my office campus was a beautiful abode for these creatures and used to some over even on weekends to capture these colors on camera.
And here I am, starting this space, so that can share with you a few facts abut the differnet species I have been able to identify, my experiences and a few pictures too!!
Happy butterfly watching!!