Sandex has made history!
Congrats George Mathew,Unni and team on this interesting find!
its a great oppprtunity to establish the exact subspecific status of the
Peninsular Amathusia,so do work on it.
cheers!
Dr.Kalesh.S
Thiruvananthapuram
Phone: Mob:9447044498; Res: 0471-2444982
EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My Blog: http://theskippersofkerala.blogspot.com/
--- On Tue, 8/26/08, Unni Pulikkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Unni Pulikkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Study on The Palm King of Travancore
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:30 AM
I was excited by the interest of the members in the life history of the Palm
King, Amathusia phidippus. More exciting were the excellent pictures posted by
Susanth, and, I think, this mail would add to the current discussions in the
group.
I was lucky enough to be part of this study on the natural history of the Palm
King under the guidance of Dr George Mathew of the Kerala Forest Reseach
Institute. Sandex, a young naturalist, collected the eggs from Thenmala where
there is a naturally sustaining population of the Palm Kings, though rare. The
study involved the documentation of the life stages, study of the morphology
and behaviour of the immature stages and the adult. We documented all the
stages, from egg, all instars of the larvae, morphological changes and
camouflage of the larvae and pupae, and the whole process of eclosion of the
pupa to the adult. Currently we are watching the adults to study its behaviour.
I am happy to attach some of the pictures here to share with the group members.
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Sunshines to you!
unni
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Dr.Unni Krishnan Pulikkal ARPS
www.imagery. in :: www.bafindia. org
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The Butterfly Art Foundation, India
Pady P.O., Kodaly, Thrissur Dt.,
Kerala, India PIN.680699
Cell: 9446508102
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