Tricoloured Pied Flat

Tricoloured Pied Flat - Coladenia indrani

Tricoloured Pied Flat - Coladenia indrani

Tricoloured Pied Flat - Coladenia indrani

Water Snow Flat

Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat

Water Snow Flat

Water Snow Flat

Red Pierrot

red pierrot butterfly

red pierrot butterflies mating

Red Spot

Red Spot

Red Spot Butterfly

Dark Grass Blue

Dark Grass Blue - Zizeeria karsandra Moore

Wingspan: 18 - 24mm.

Dark Grass Blue Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Acanthaceae, Fabaceae, Verbenaceae

Common Hedge Blue

Common Hedge Blue Acytolepis puspa

Wingspan: 28 - 35mm.

Common Hedge Blue Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Paracalyx scariosa, Schliechera oleosa and Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, Sapindaceae).

Yamfly

Yamfly - Loxura atymnus

Yamfly Butterfly

Yamfly Butterfly

Common Pierrot

Common Pierrot - Castalius rosimon Fabricius

Wingspan: 24-34mm

Common Pierrot Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Ziziphus rugosa and Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae).

Gram Blue

Gram Blue - Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius

Wingspan: 25 -33mm

Gram Blue Butterfly

Gram Blue Butterfly

Gram Blue Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Acacia spp., Butea monosperma, Paracalyx scariosa, Ougeinia oojeinensis, Pisum sativum, Vigna cylindrica and Vigna trilobata (Fabaceae and Mimosaceae).

Southern Grass Jewel

Southern Grass Jewel -  Freyeria trochylus Freyer

Southern Grass Jewel Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Hygrophila auriculata, Lantana camara, Nelsonia canescens, Phaulopsis dorsiflora, Strobilanthes spp. an vetches Vicia spp. (Acanthaceae, Fabaceae, Verbenaceae)

Pea Blue

Pea Blue - Lampides boeticus

Pea Blue Butterfly

Pea Blue Butterflies Mating

Monkey Puzzle

Monkey Puzzle - Rathinda amor Fabricius

Monkey Puzzle Butterfly

Monkey Puzzle Butterfly

Monkey Puzzle Butterfles Mating

Caterpillar of Monkey Puzzle Butterfly

Caterpillars of Monkey Puzzle Butterfly

Nigger

Nigger Orsotriaena medus Fabricius

Nigger Butterfly

Common Evening Brown

Common Evening Brown - Melanitis leda

Common Evening Brown Butterfly

Common Bush Brown

Common Bush Brown - Mycalesis perseus

Common Bush Brown Butterfly

Common Bush Brown Butterfly

Common Bush Brown Butterfly

Common Lascar

Common Lascar - Neptis hordonia

Wingspan: 45-50mm

Common Lascar Butterfly

Common Lascar Butterfly

 

Great Eggfly

Great Eggfly - Hypolimnas bolina

Great Eggfly Butterfly

Great Eggfly Butterfly

Common Palm Fly

Common Palm Fly - Elymnias hypermnestra

Common Palm Fly

Common Palm Fly Butterfly

Egg of Common Palm Fly Butterfly

Caterpillar of Common Palm Fly Butterfly

Danaid Eggfly

Danaid Eggfly - Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus

Wingspan 70-85mm.

Danaid Eggfly Butterfly

Danaid Eggfly Butterfly

Larva Host Plants

Portulaca oleracea and Asystacia lawiana

Abelmoschus sp., Abutilon sp., Barleria cristata and Hibiscus sp. (Acanthaceae, Malvaceae and Portulacaceae)

Angled Castor

 Angled Castor - Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus

Angled Castor Butterfly

Caterpillar of Angled Castor Butterfly

Chocolate Pansy

Chocolate Pansy - Precis iphita Cramer

chocolate brown butterfly with dark markings. A very active butterfly.

Chocolate Pansy Butterfly

Chocolate Pansy Butterfly

Chocolate Pansy Butterfly