Kanheri Caves

Landscape

Butterfly

Monkey Baby

Monkey Bath

Dragonfly

Crimson Rose (Pachliopta hector)

These insects are remarkable for their striking colours and beautiful patterns on their wings. This butterfly is more active at dawn and just before dusk. Though they visit flowers, they are fonder of over ripe fruits, tree sap and toddy. Sometimes, a good number of them can be seen around tapped palm trees.

Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay, Green Spotted Triangle)

A large tropical butterfly with a wingspan of 7-8 cm. What a spectacular looking butterfly! Apple green spots and bands of variable sizes beautifully contrast against its predominantly black upperside and fashioned in fabulous symmetry! Typical of the Swallowtail butterflies, its hindwings end with a short tail which is longer in the
female species. Absolutely gorgeous!

Pale Grass Blue butterfly

This is the smallest butterfly found in India, Malaysia and Singapore. The average wingspan of the species is about 8-11 mm.
The upperside of the male is light blue whilst the female is dark brown. The butterfly has a weak fluttering flight and can usually be found on sunny days at flowering plants. The species loves Lantana blooms and stays around the flowers all day long. The food plant of the species is Mimosa pudica (Touch-Me-Not) weed. Due to its small size, the butterfly is often overlooked by collectors.

Backlite

This is a common butterfly in India and is generally found in south and south East Asia and even Australia. The ones found in southern India migrate during monsoons.
Since it is among the slow flying butterflies, it provides good opportunity for some well composed photographs.

Sunres touch to the nature

Sun Light Effect in the Nature

Dragonfly 2

Dragonfly

Landscape

Spider

Butterfly Orange colour with black dots

Blue tiger butterfly

This is a common butterfly in India and is generally found in south and south East Asia and even Australia. The ones found in southern India migrate during monsoons.
Since it is among the slow flying butterflies, it provides good opportunity for some well composed photographs.

Common Sailor Butterfly

These Butterfly are remarkable for their striking colours and beautiful patterns on their wings. The upper side of Common Sailor is black with white markings. The fore wings have white streaks, and a series of spots. The hind wing is with a basal broad white band and an outer series of square shaped white spots. The wingspan is 50-60mm. Often seen basking in the sun, Common Sailors are quite bold butterflies and can be approached very near.

Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites atlites)

The peacock pansy and the grey pansy are more common near water bodies. The underside of this butterfly is paler with faint markings. Upperside pale grey or lavender-brown with dark grayish brown markings.

Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)