Dear Haneesh, Yes, certainly Eusteralis quadrifolia makes a topper among butterfly nectar plants, we have its cousin Eusteralis stellata (Bearded Marsh Star) here around Mumbai -Pune, but does not seem to attract these many butterflies. Good shots you got! Cheers!Isaac
See my Butterfly Images:http://www.flickr.com/photos/26689187@N00/ --- On Thu, 27/1/11, Gaurav Agavekar <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gaurav Agavekar <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Butterfly Bloom with Eusteralis Quadrifolia To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 27 January, 2011, 10:40 PM this is an amazing set haneesh. cheers, On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:16 PM, haneesh km <[email protected]> wrote: Hi friends, I have compiled a set of butterfly snaps, where they feed from a Small flowering herb, Eusteralis Quadrifolia. In Kerala it flowers after the monsoon and when it invites butterflies from all the family for a feast. i could click around 100 butterfly species feeding from it. some of them can be seen in the link http://www.flickr.com/photos/haneesh/sets/72157625777494091/ Thanks to Mr. VC Balakrishnan and Mr. Jafar Palot for the identification of the plant. Cheers Haneesh -- Gaurav Agavekar. -- Enjoy
