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Ladder Fern (Pteris vittata)Observer
gs5Place
Shop No 6 M P Road, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Apefly (Spalgis epius)Observer
pavandamoorDescription
Catterpillar feeding on mealy bugs
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Delta conoideumObserver
gs5Description
The wasp was seen sitting on (collecting?) sand
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Commander (Moduza procris)Observer
gs5Place
Municipal Hospital, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)Observer
umavaijnathPlace
No.2426, Banashankari 6th Stage 3rd Block, BDA layout, Bengaluru, Hemmigepura, Karnataka 560062, India (Google, OSM)Description
Eggs
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Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)Observer
gs5Place
38, Vishwamangal Society, Dhaku Prabhuchi Wadi, Byculla East, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400027, India (Google, OSM)
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Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata)Observer
gs5Description
Freshly eclosed imago (adult butterfly) from the pupa, which can be seen in the background behind the leaf on which the butterfly is sitting
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Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Giant Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes)Observer
thrvDescription
Giant Wood Spider feeding on Great Orange Tip Butterfly.
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Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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White Combed-Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum albescens)Observer
gs5Place
M.P Road, 5XF5+7WW, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Subgenus StegomyiaObserver
gs5Place
5XF5+7Q3, behind Chintamani Gardon, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
With blood in its belly, Female?
During the rainy season here in India, From June to early October these become increasingly common around slum areas, and directly proportional to the sharp rise of Malaria, Dengue, Chickengunya cases, however Octobers are typically dry and hot, followed by mild winters and the numbers drop significantly for both the vectors and insects.
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Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)Observer
shmsPlace
33F8+F98 Nice spot, Forest Area, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410210, India (Google, OSM)
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Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)Observer
gs5Description
ID for the larval parasite of Indian Nawab butterflies
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Dakhan Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis ssp. dravidarum)Observer
gs5Description
Dark blue tiger? V band
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Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly (Tirumala septentrionis)Observer
gs5Description
Marked with blue circle
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Indian Blue Mormon (Papilio agenor ssp. polymnestor)Observer
gs5Description
Seen at the base point of the trek, Clear picture nit available, obs.retained for personal record
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Indian Blue Mormon (Papilio agenor ssp. polymnestor)Observer
gs5Place
Cluster_mumbai Suburban_301 Wing-C, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
Butterfly flying high in canopy
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Banyan Tussock Moth (Perina nuda)Observer
gs5Place
Manisha Garden Cooperative Group Housing Society, Manisha Garden Cooperative Group Housing Society, Deendayal Nagar, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
Intact pupa:
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Common Swallowtails (Genus Papilio)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Destroyer Ant (Trichomyrmex destructor)Observer
gs5Description
Video of the ant-caterpillar interaction:
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Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava)Observer
gs5Description
Ant species IDd separately:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149816535
Video of the ant-caterpillar interaction:
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Tailless Lineblue (Prosotas dubiosa)Observer
gs5Description
LHP: Pithecellobium dulce
Both adults seen in vicinity/Same host plant.
Caterpillar attended by ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum)
Which also tend to Lime blue (Chilades lajus) caterpillars seen here..
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Lime Blue (Chilades lajus)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis)Observer
gs5Description
Pre-eclosion pupa, alive and healthy
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Genus GlyptapantelesObserver
gs5Description
ID on the wasp caterpillar
Ref: Gupta et al Zootaxa 3227: 54– 63 (2012)
My previous observation
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Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra)Observer
gs5Description
Infected with bracanoid wasp parasite
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Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
Near pupation caterpillars infected with parasitoid wasps
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
gs5Description
Black Rajah butterfly egg?
This butterfly has been seen in nearby within same lawn
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Black Rajah (Charaxes solon)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Wood-Apple (Limonia acidissima)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Propylea dissectaObserver
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
On Calotropis gigantia plant saw few of them, one in each leaf bud
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Crane Flies (Infraorder Tipulomorpha)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Citrus Leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
Citrus leafminer
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Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis)Observer
gs5Place
Municipal Hospital, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
Late pupal stage (blackness suggesting damage/ infection by parasites?)
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Tussock Moths (Subfamily Lymantriinae)Observer
gs5Description
Multiple larvae hatching from the eggs laid by Lymantria moth female laid on Aug 2, 2021
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Genus LymantriaObserver
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)Description
Ovipositing female
released here on the previous day from this observation
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Emigrants (Genus Catopsilia)Observer
gs5Description
Eating its own shed skin after molting
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Genus OleneObserver
gs5Description
Olene mendosa?
Caterpillar found in wild and raised
prepupation stage
Pupation started today under observation
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Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Common Gull (Cepora nerissa)Observer
gs5Place
Municipal Hospital, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Genus ChiasmiaObserver
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Turpeth (Operculina turpethum)Observer
gs5Place
WING-B, Gurupushyamrut Society, Deendayal Nagar, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Genus SyrittaObserver
gs5Description
This bee-like insect was attracted to the leftover sludge from my compost pot, which had banana peels and other vegies
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Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus)Observer
gs5Place
Bina Kumari CHS ltd, Building no 2 /512 M. P . Road, near Chintamani Garden, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
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Indian Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis ssp. indica)Observer
gs5Place
Municipal Hospital, Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081, India (Google, OSM)
