David, these images are beautiful, thanks for sharing them on this group. We have different subspecies in India, so it was interesting to see these Malaysian varieties. I hope to visit SE Asia some time and see these myself.
With best regards, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Ramanujan Fellow and Reader National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560065, Karnataka, India. Ph: + 91 9403-975-925 Email: [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ Email: [email protected] On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > > Greetings, > > Here are a few more shots of puddling pierids from Fraser's Hill, Malaysia > (June 2011). This area is only about 100km from Kuala Lumpur and is > situated in mid-level mountain forest that often is enveloped in clouds. > One area that was particularly good for butterflies was near Jeriau Falls. > I poured dissolved shrimp paste over a sandy area above the falls. It did > not take long for a number of butterflies to arrive. > > I think that all of these species are also found in India. These might be > different races, however. > > Regards, > David > > Lesser Gull (Cepora nadina) > > Redspot Jezebel (Delias descombesi) > > Painted Jezebel (Delias kyparete) > > -- Enjoy
