Though Delhi hosts plenty of T. arjuna. On Janpath they stand both the sides of road as avenue tree. But it is difficult to locate any insect life at the crown because they are tall trees. I admire you Shubhada ji, to locate, identify and take a picture of the crysalis. Promila
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 7:10 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Thai was splendid surprise for me to see the Tusar silk moth cacoon... I > have never seen > it > Tanay > > > On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 7:02 PM, shubhada nikharge < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> Dr. Usha and I saw Terminalia arjuna tree in Charkop, Mumbai in the month >> of June 2010. >> Marathi name: अर्जुन >> Family : Combretaceae >> T. arjuna is a food plant of Tussar Silk moth. I have attached a pic of a >> cocoon of T.Silk moth. >> It is very difficult to rear this moth in captivity. I tried to rear it >> twice but the moth did not emerge from it, instead it was parasitised. >> Cheers, >> Shubhada >> >> >> "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I >> can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
