Congratulations @ruta45!Your observation of the Metallic Cerulean is the 'observation of the month for the Pune district for October 2022'. The metallic cerulean is a new addition to the iNat checklist. @ruta45, @ninadsr, and @mandarn observed it in the Tamhini region. It's good to have 3rd cerulean on the list now.
The trio explored the Tamhini forest this month multiple times. More exploration results in more information!One more butterfly addition to the iNat checklist by @mandarn and @ninad from the Tamhini only! It's the Three-spotted Grass Yellow .
They also observed a Restricted Demon butterfly, a rarely observed species in the Pune district. We can see the results of regular exploration and documentation of these observations.
As we continue talking about Tamhini, @pashu4you framed Red Helen Swallowtail nectoring on Fire Flame Bush. According to @bhagwatn sir, the plant attracts sunbirds with its rich nectar, but he couldn't see butterflies visiting the flower. So, this is a good sign that some butterflies also visit this wildflower.@bhagwatn shared his experience when we saw the plants in the butterfly garden of the KV school Dehu Road. Continue with KV Garden @bhagwatn observed a double-banded crow there, on Crotalaria October 2022. Another interesting crow observation is from the Bhor region. @santoshbhor saw a Common Crow Pupa on a water tap in his garden. Whereas Plain Puffins completed a life cycle in @priyadarshan_naturalist's garden this year as well! @sanjitkulkarni documented a Gaudy Baron on over-ripped bananas in Mahatma society. So Many special guests in the home gardens!
To talk about human guests, @chitrashanker, a well-known entomologist, had a visit to Pune. She observed a Small Salmon Arab in Pune. @chitrashanker, please have a walk with us next time you visit Pune :)
There was a total of 481 observations involving 101 species in October 2022. @bhagwatn is the lead observer with 72 butterfly observations, and @himanshupandav and @ruta45 are following him with 39 butterfly observations by both of them.
Happy Butterflying! less ↑