#butterflies of india

[billionneuronscurious]

Blue, Blue! Blue Tiger Butterfly, and its Scent Pouch.

[herpsandbirds]

Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii), family Papilionidae, Arunachal Pradesh, India

photos: Hiroaki Takenouchi & Debanga Mahalia

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although it has no true governing power, the Emperor of India butterfly certainly deserves its royal title! More commonly known as the Kaisar-i-Hind in Hindi and Urdu, this species is renowned for its bright green wings. This color comes from microscopic structures called photonic crystals, which scatters light to create a vibrant, iridescent color.

(Image: A male Kaisar-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) by Cheongweei Gan via iNaturalist)

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[natureisthegreatestartist]

Talk about a transformation! When an orange oak leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) closes its wings, it looks like a dead leaf. When it opens its wings, there's a dazzling display of color.

[pangeen]

"Strange world, strange friendships. The unexpected ones are the best kind."

//© Shaaz Jung

[shubhadeep385]

BUTTERFLY 🦋

I saw this amazing butterfly 🦋 while I was out and about. It was so stunning that I had to take a picture. I hope you like it as much as I do!

[typhlonectes]

The Gaudy Baron (Euthalia lubentina), Tungareshwar National Park, Maharashtra, India

photograph by Sagar Sarang | Wikipedia CC

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A butterfly collects nectar from a sprig of lavender at Sirhama village, Bijbehara, India

Photograph: Adil Abbas/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Stop by the live house later where I'll be fronting for South Asia's hottest folk metal screamcore band!

Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii)

Bhutan, northeast India, and possibly extinct in Thailand

Status: protected in India

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Butterfly week day 2: Asia

[cupcakke80085]

i hate butterfly effect bc what if would happen if i did the opposite of what did that day??

[billionneuronscurious]

Lime Butterflies/ Swallowtail.

[herpsandbirds]

Common or Indian Peacock (Papilio polyctor), family Papilionidae, HP, India

photograph by rajesh kumar

[arisaria]

"𝐎𝐡, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐡 𝐈 𝐚𝐦, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐡, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝"

𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚.𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐞

[scrawler-jay]

Okay, so my watercolor blending is actually fucking awful. Now I remember why I gave up on this medium...

Well, at least it's something to work on. At least I scanned my artwork this time rather than just taking a photo?

Just like my last butterfly artwork, the reference for this species comes from Butterflies & Moths: The Clearest Recognition Guide Available by David J. Carter (DK Smithsonian Handbooks, pub 2002).

Materials:

Speedball black India ink (for the background)

Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolors (for color)

Poems About You watercolors (for color)

mechanical pencil + eraser (for sketching)

[weareonejazzhand]

Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary debut, “The Elephant Whisperers,” shines a spotlight on the ways in which climate change and human encroachment are rapidly destroying the habitats of Asian elephants. The film’s dire warning is subtly woven into a heartfelt narrative about forging family in unlikely places with elephant caretakers Bomman and Bellie at its core. The duo raise an orphaned elephant named Raghu, whom they’ve cared for since infancy, as well as another calf named Ammu.