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In simple terms, The Male Mormon only has black and white color while the female has red spots as seen in this video You can visit my post here.. facebook.com/photo?fbid=6064194126930766&set=pcb.1465108114004895 the top one is a male, just below that is a female with red spots Further there are forms Mormon in each gender and whole world of mimicry, if you are interested in knowing more that do let us know.

@@Tugataonline www.inaturalist.org/projects/national-moth-week-2024

@@Tugataonline You can check for countrywide projects in your region as well, and for NMW 2024 events in your area check out the global event map here.. nationalmothweek.org/event-map/

@@butterfliesofmulund thank you very much ❤️❤️❤️

@@ToxicBlox20K Thank you. Yes, the hawkmoths are difficult to photograph while in flight or on flowers (Hummingbird hawk moth esp) unless you have the right photography setup. The one you see here was reared from caterpillars found in the wild on the Kadamba tree (Mitragyna parvifolia). If you are lucky you might find them in the months of monsoon to winter in India 👍

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@@butterfliesofmulund Thanks.

@@samarthjain8886 you can check all the stages in our host plant project. The detailed life cycle video will be updated soon once it's completed 🐛🦋

We had two of them hatching this week as well! Since we started this conservation program there have been more than 40 observations in the past one year in our locality🙏

@@butterfliesofmulund so nice

Thanks you, glad you liked it! Do check the video on how they choose their host plants as well, you can watch it here ruclips.net/video/5SYCfYTK6Dw/видео.html

Thanks for your question! These tufts or hair-brush like structures are common in Crambidae moths such as Parotis and Cucumber moth (Diaphania indica). These are modified scales present at tail-end and often puffed by unfertilized females, to spread pheromones and attract mates. In most cases, males have these as vestigial structures but females have them fully developed. Butterflies such as milkweed butterflies also have similar structures called "Hair-pencils" that function in the same manner.

Thank you! Cheers!

@@butterfliesofmulund most welcome 🙌🌿

Nice, it takes around 9 days here at the most, just saw a few wild caterpillars today as well 👍

Thanks! Here is how they transform into butterflies ruclips.net/video/AL28rt_keGo/видео.html

Thank you!

thanks, that's nice.. we've had a few more this year as well!

Да. Шипы на теле гусеницы имитируют жилкование листьев, помогая ей идеально сливаться с окружающей средой.

Thank you!

Great, they also host Psyche butterflies. We see both here occasionally but never been able to observe any caterpillars for either of them :(

There is no website for Mumbai, but there are published book records by BNHS

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@@butterfliesofmulund it's correct!

Passionflower

Thank you!

It does occur in Thane district, its not common but seen once in a while, near Murbad road. We have spotted it a few times in Mulund, Bhandup and greater Mumbai!

Butterfly caterpillars!

The painted lady uses over 300 recorded host plants according to HOSTS database. Their larvae feed on Asteraceae species Cirsium, Carduus, Centaurea, Arctium, Onopordum, Helianthus, and Artemisia.

Thanks!

Thank you for your kind words!

The adults are rarely photographed in cities but you get to see lot of caterpillars since their host plants Terminalia and Lagerstromia are plentiful. A lot of them die in early stages or fail to come out of pupae due to infections. Their usual 6 week life cycle can strech longer due to seasonal changes. We only raised 3 caterpillars last year for documentation, and luckily got this female and another male previously. She even laid eggs a week later.

You'll find all the details in this blog post.. butterfliesofmulund.blogspot.com/2023/01/life-cycle-of-tussar-silk-moth.html?m=1

Today I found it on my front door Wanna know more about this visitor

Jamican spike

Pongamia pinnata

Thank you very much..You can check out all the photos individually on our Facebook Page's album here.. facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.595619902577686&type=3 and a write-up on the event here tinyurl.com/tms9pvz5

This butterfly is commonly seen in Delhi, They prominently appear during the migration season Spetember-October till December, weather and atmospheric conditions in Delhi may play a role but surely its present in Delhi. It is advised to get both nectar and host plants together, one without the other is of little use.

Yes, only females mimic, males look like Great eggfly but that doesn't give them any advantage, as great eggflies are non-toxic.

There could be similar looking species or genera, that's why it would be best to raise one to adulthood. Best wishes!

@@butterfliesofmulund alright.