Hello everyone, I am planning my next trip to Eaglenest, Pakke and Sessa in Arunachal Pradesh as part of a Rufford Lepidoptera survey.
(more information at http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/projects/sanjay_sondhi) . I will be visiting from 3-18 September 2011 (arrival/departure dates from Guwahati) and will be surveying for butterflies during the day and moths during the night. I will be looking out for the Bhutan Glory, which flies at this time. We saw this butterfly in Oct 10, but could not photograph it. The just concluded trip in May 11 resulted in quite a few interesting sightings- Golden Sapphire, White-edged Bushbrown, White-edged Woodbrown, Yellow Woodbrown. Dusky Labyrinth, Lilacfork, Small Pointed Pierrot, Panther, Dark Jezebel amongst others. I would like to add that a post monsoon/end of monsoon butterfly and moth surveys has never been attempted in this area, so while we might see some really funky stuff, rain might play spoilsport, too! I am looking for 3-4 people to join me (4-5 people, max including me) on this survey to share costs, learnings, experiences, etc. At this point in time, we have one confirmation (other than me). If you are interested in joining this survey, please write into me directly. Thanks Sanjay Sondhi Founder Trustee, TITLI TRUST Member, Kalpavriksh +91 9412052189 Dehradun www.titlitrust.com www.kalpavriksh.org -- Enjoy
