Very good observations. Hope to see the complete cycle. Dr Satish Phadke
On 24 May 2013 13:09, Bhagyashri <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > May 2013 > I am happy to inform that Tawny coster has laid eggs again on the plant in > different batches.Because of the guidance from Neil ji and Usha di I let > them be on the plant and I can see eggs,larva and caterpillars . Also it is > flowering . I hope to see the full life cycle. Attaching pictures of the > same > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 8:00 PM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> well done Bhagyashri, this is the way to learn and live peacefully with >> the creatures that were on the earth before we got here and will be here >> after we as a species move on, or evolve into something else or die out >> because of our own toxins... >> >> Appreciate your reaction and willingness. >> Usha di >> === >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Bhagyashri <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Good evening Neil ji and Usha di, >>> Thanks for your reply.I did not know that host plants are generally >>> specific for butterflies. In the past I had 5-6 very healthy Impatiens >>> plants. One day I saw huge fat green caterpillars voraciously feeding on >>> them . I was happy and decided to let them be there. But they were such >>> voracious eaters that they did not leave a single leaf on the plants and I >>> lost all the plants.I felt very sad. Having these memories I decided that >>> both should live and put them on the grass. Neil ji how many days do these >>> caterpillars take to become a butterfly and would they eat up the whole >>> plant and would the plant survive?. If I know these answers at least in >>> the future I will do the correct thing. Or as Usha di says they should >>> be taken as part of web of life, But if the plant perishes it hurts too... >>> It is tough to decide >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ms. Bhagyashri, >>>> The caterpillars are most likely to be of the Tawny Coster >>>> butterfly. Host plants are generally specific for butterflies. Sometimes >>>> butterflies have multiple host plants as in this case - caterpillars of >>>> this butterfly can also survive on Aporoso lindleyana, Adenia hondala and >>>> other species of Passiflora. >>>> From the grass where you have placed them the caterpillars will >>>> either have to find their way back to the host plant or perish. >>>> With regards, >>>> Neil Soares. >>>> >>>> --- On *Thu, 6/7/12, Bhagyashri <[email protected]>* wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Bhagyashri <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:118981] efloraofindia:'' Id 03062012MR1’’ >>>> need your help; how do I save the Passiflora sp and the ?caterpillars @ >>>> Pune >>>> To: "hari lal" <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 3:49 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you Hari lal ji for the appreciation. By evening all the >>>> caterpillars gathered at the corner of the leaf up and below the leaf. As >>>> you can see in the pic attached they had started voraciously eating into >>>> the leaf. Next morning it was even worse. There is grass around my house so >>>> I cut the leaf at the stalk and placed it within the grass. I think they >>>> would survive there and my plant too was saved. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:34 PM, hari lal >>>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> nice madam >>>> >>>> On 6/3/12, Bhagyashri >>>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Dear members, >>>> > 3rd June 2012 Pune >>>> > 3-4 days back I saw some ? eggs on the Passiflora sp at my home. >>>> Today in >>>> > the morning luckily I witnessed the actual hatching of these >>>> ?caterpillars >>>> > from these beautiful transparent ? cocoons. It was a moment to >>>> remember. On >>>> > the opposite leaf I saw a yellow purple insect ( I have know idea as >>>> to >>>> > what it is) looking in this direction; and then came a ? wasp moving >>>> within >>>> > these caterpillars and cocoons. I have absolutely no idea about the >>>> > relation between these 3. Will these grow big and eat away the >>>> leaves? What >>>> > do I do to preserve the plant and the caterpillars too? Would very >>>> much >>>> > appreciate your help. >>>> > -- >>>> > Thanks and Regards >>>> > Bhagyashri >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> HARI SHANKAR LAL >>>> AT-SHIV KUTIR >>>> PO-BARA BAZAR >>>> DIST-HAZARIBAG >>>> PIN-825301 >>>> JHARKHAND,INDIA >>>> MOBILE-9431530563 >>>> [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> Bhagyashri >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> >> > > > -- > Regards > Bhagyashri > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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