Hai all, I just want to give few details about my sighting of Nilgiri fourring. I guess David has already sent my picture to Krushnamegh. I took that picture exactly from Kuttikkanam, a hill station in the Idukki district of Kerala(As david mentioned, it is on the way to Thekkady from Kottayam., but about 35 km away). The location details are as follows.
9°34'25.2419''N 76°58'32.8483''E Elevation 1034 m above MSL. Date: 11/12/2010. I have also seen this butterlfly in Vagamon (another hillstation in Kottayam District, Kerala) during October 2008.So I think this species has got a wide distribution apart from north of Palghat gap. Interestingly, I haven’t seen Palni Four-ring (Ypthima ypthimoides) in both these places ( Vagamon and Kuttikkanam).But they are common in Munnar hills. Toms Augustine School of Environmental Science M.G.University Kottayam -- Enjoy
