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                     "About Common Mime" View From Right Side  Scientific Name :  Chilasa clytia Wing Span : 90-100 mm Wing Span  Facts : It mimics common Crow butterflies which is a distasteful and avoided by birds. Distribution : India (Himachal Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh, South, Central and Eastern India), Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Host Plant : Alseodaphne semicarpifolia, Cinnamomun Camphora, Listea Chinensis Habitat : Often seen on flowers in well wooded plains and in hilly regions up to 2500 m in Himalaya and not above 900 m in hills of South India, abundant during pre and post monsoon. Flight Period : February to December Sexes : Alike Category : Swallowtail butterflies Info : Tailless, occur in two forms. Form clytia, rich velvety dark brown on upper side with cream marking. UPH is present with a central series of elongated arrowhead str...

                   "About Common Lime" Scientific Name : Papilio demoleus Wing Span : 80‐100 mm Alternative Names : Lime Swallowtail, Citrus Swallowtail, Lime Butterfly Regional Name :    Assamese : Nemutenga Pakhila Facts : This butterfly is an economic pest on many cultivated citrus species in India, Pakistan, Iraq and the Middle East. Distribution : India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Myanmar Host Plant : Citrus medica Flight Period : All year Sexes : Alike Category : Swallowtail butterflies Info : The Common Lime is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does not have a prominent tail. Above, the background colour is black. A board, irregular yellow band is found on the wings above, which is broken in the case of forewing. Besides this the butterfly has a large number of irregular spot on the wing. The upper  hindwing  has...

"Leopard Lacewing" A male leopard lacewing  Habited:  Cethosia cyane, the leopard lacewing , is a species of heliconiine butterfly found from India to southern China (southern Yunnan ), and Indochina . Its range has expanded in the last few decades, and its arrival in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, including Singapore , is relatively recent. SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION  :  Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Cethosia Species: C. cyane Binomial name Cethosia cyane ( Drury , 1773) DESCRIPTION:  Male : Upperside tawny, in fresh specimens a rich reddish tawny. Forewing : anterior and apical two-thirds black, the margin of this colour waved and irregular, following a line dividing the cell longitudinally and circling round to near the posterior angle; a short, broad, oblique, white bar beyond apex of cell, the veins crossing it and a spot in interspaces 3 ...

"Common Indian Crow" FAMILY: Brush-footed butterflies. WINGSPAN: 80-90mm. DESCRIPTION: Dark velvety brown on up and poler on UN, with wings bordered with small white spots,lager and elongated spots on HW,white spot in UNF cell. HABITAT: India,Southern Pakistan, SrI Lanka , Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar. INTERESTING FACT: The male often seen marking their territory by dispersing pheromones through the yellow tufts that protrudes from their abdomen. (Note: All this description was copied from "Indian butterfly App" Only Photographs are mine)

"Red Vented Bulbul" Assamese name: ফেচুলুকা Food: Insects, Fruit Habitat: Woodland, Town Nesting Period: February to May