July 2022

Congratulations @mandarn for observing the Black-spotted Pierrot and getting a decent open-wing photo of the same. There are only a few observations of this butterfly on the inaturalist. @ninadsr also observed the species on the same hill after a few days. However, @mandarn's image has a clear open wing.
Let's select this observation as the observation of the month for July 2022.
I Guess, Tarcus genus spotted Pierrot is difficult to identify and thus neglected by many butterfly enthusiasts. That can be the reason behind less observation of the species on the inaturalist platform. Let's take inspiration from @mandarn and @ninadsr and observe all butterflies without bias.
Remember the observation of the month for the last month was the Sunbeam beam caterpillar? The same specimen Pupa is observed and documented by @santoshbhor.
Another special mention is the Blue oak leaf butterfly. Narendra Sir documented a weathered Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf butterfly basking on the tar road.
In July month due to continuous rain, less activity of butterflies and butterfly enthusiasts resulted in very few observations for the month. Inaturalist has only 134 Observations involving 48 species from July 2022 from the Pune district.
The top observer is @bhagwatn, who has documented 71 observations from these 134. He observed butterflies mainly in the butterfly garden from the KV schools and Nigadi region; This shows his dedication towards the habitat he developed and documentation for continuous improvements. The Second on the list is @santoshbhor, with 13 observations.
Happ Butterflying!

Posted on January 23, 2023 04:27 AM by swanand