Photos / Sounds
What
Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica)Observer
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Crossing the road
Photos / Sounds
What
Something...Observer
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Missing DatePlace
Missing LocationObserver
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Name : Tailless Malayan (Megisba thwaitesi )
Family (sub) : Polyommatinae (Weak Blues)
Location : Matheran
Date of observation : March`12
Habit & Habitat : Not very much common, this butterfly prefers wet forest at lower altitudes. Weak in flight , often close to ground and avid mud-puddler. Distribution recorded in Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas & Sri Lanka.
What
Falconeria insignisObserver
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Sapium insigne (Candle Tree)
Euphorbiaceae family
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary (Western Ghats), Maharashtra
Dec`12
Habit & Habitat : Small deciduous tree , occasionally on deciduous
forested/rocky hills and slopes. Branches horizontal with poisonous
milky juice.
What
Ghost Tree (Sterculia urens)Observer
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Large deciduous tree , occasionally on deciduous forested hills and slopes. Tiny flowers of this huge tree have started appearing now, perhaps first sighting of the season being reported on iNaturalist. The tree is commonly known as Kullu (in Hindi), Kandol (in Marathi) and Indian Ghost Tree (in English)