Dears Krishnamegh, Kalesh, Susanth and Kiran, Thank you for the encouraging words and suggestions.
I will keep you updated. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Susanth c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > very nice life cycle pictures Unni > really amazing.thanks for sharing it. > i will post some more pics soon. > I too happy to get chance to watch the life cycle process > with Dr.George Mathew and his young butterfly enthusisast assitant Sandex. > Kudoos to Sandex. > with warm regards > Susanth > > > On 8/26/08, Unni Pulikkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> -- >> Sunshines to you! >> unni >> ................................................. >> Dr.Unni Krishnan Pulikkal ARPS >> www.imagery.in :: www.bafindia.org >> ................................................. >> The Butterfly Art Foundation, India >> Pady P.O., Kodaly, Thrissur Dt., >> Kerala, India PIN.680699 >> Cell: 9446508102 >> >> >> > > -- Sunshines to you! unni ................................................. Dr.Unni Krishnan Pulikkal ARPS www.imagery.in :: www.bafindia.org ................................................. The Butterfly Art Foundation, India Pady P.O., Kodaly, Thrissur Dt., Kerala, India PIN.680699 Cell: 9446508102 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Enjoy -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
