The most elegant of them all..ID:Yellow Gorgon (Meandrusa payeni)(m) butterfly.

Meandrusa_payeni

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Delias descombesi

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Summer is here and butterflies start to appear in trickle.(ID Painted Lady or Vanessa cardui, thanks to peregrin@ )

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White bougainvillea flowers with a visitor(SOOC)

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Common or Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) butterfly blending well with the greying(yellowing) white bouganvillea.(Cropped and auto-corrected only)

Rih Dil is located in Burma, and is associated with Mizo folklore, where the departed souls are believed to have made their passage before reaching their eternal abodes. If you want to know more, read my blog shahnaz-kimi.livejournal.com/

The view is taken from Khatla, Aizawl. A beautiful landscape view seen.

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Large Cabbage White( Pieris brassicae) butterfly(sooc).

Large White on Wikipedia

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Indian Purple Emperor(Mimathyma ambica) butterfly.

Mimathyma_ambica

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Purple Sapphire( Heliophorus epicles) butterfly.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliophorus_epicles

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Luna Moth(Actias luna)[ Thanks to roberta hynes for the ID]

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Correct ID: Cruiser(f) and not Baron butterfly as wrongly identified by me. ID: thanks to my friend Balakrishnan Vallapil for the correct ID.

(P.S.The butterfly is sitting on a flower tree that has dried up.)

Common Jester(Symbrenthia lilaea) butterfly.

Common Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea)

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It's time to revert back to the autumn friends.

A contact friend of mine asserted that capturing of insects like butterflies and bugs is the most thrilling and exciting experience in photography as these creatures give you just a fleeting moment to push the shutter button. I fully endorse his view and here is the result of such encounter.

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Moth on the wall at night(Speedlight SB 600 used)

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An early morning view of the sunrise rays as well as the layers of thin fog inbetween the hills above this Mizo land at the capital city "Aizawl"

Red Helen(Papilio helenus) butterfly(f)

Thanks apollohellfrost for the correct ID

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Cabbage White Butterfly-13a

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Chocolate Albatross(Appias lyncida) butterfly

( yet another collection item from my archives)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appias_lyncida

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Looking into distant past.

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Large Cabbage White( Pieris brassicae) butterflies on Lantana flowers.

Large Cabbage White butterfly.

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Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) butterfly.

The image above is SOOC and the one below is simply cropped to enlarge.

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The earlier upload was captured later but was a little too dark. This one is a little brighter and better. Have a look.

Have a great weekend, friends. The one before Christmas.

Time for down the memory lane !

I've been around as an active member of flickr for almost a year, having started my first upload on 25 June,2009. During this period I've framed and uploaded many exotic insects and flowers. Of these, the most memorable encounter was with the above Praying Mantis whose pose reminded one more of a boxer than anything to do with a prayer. It was ready to fight and fly on slightest provocation. It was so magnificent that I would like to reload and share with you all.

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The Yellow Gorgon butterfly(Meandrusa payeni)(male)

This species is supposed to be a rare one but not so here ! So far, I have posted this elegant species twice without furnishing the ID, calling it - the most elegant of them all that resembles a fairy . I traveled the wide world on net looking for its ID without success. Ultimately, I found the ID with my contact friend Balakrishnan Valappil . Hence, this upload is dedicated to my friend and guide right from the time I took interest in butterflies. balakrishnan_valappil

For details of this species here is a link

Meandrusa_payeni

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Three-Spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda) butterfly on bougainvillea flower.(Retrieved from archives)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurema_blanda

The best time of the day. Sunshine after rain with raindrops still on petals.

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Crown of Thorns aka Euphorbia_milii

Relax and imagine you are in the realm of the unknown, beyond the clouds, away from the mundane world.

Here is a link to transport you to such state of Mind

There is a state in North East of India name - Aizawl, State of Green Hills with Blue Sky and mountains, A beautiful land with beautiful people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizawl

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This is the extended view of my earlier upload (Cloud in the Hill),Check What the camera can see after zooming. Aizawl city is showing through this Cloud Hole - I think this Natural Phenomena is available/catched for the Camera. It's proved sometimes what lenses can see, we canont see normally.

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Cruiser Butterfly (m) sitting on a bicycle.

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Captured from the last Flower Show held to coincide with Spring Festival (ID: not known)

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Ranunculus, the Spring flower, in bloom.

Common Mormon butterflies having a nice time.

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Today I got a better view and pose of the same butterfly I posted yesterday. I know I am getting too predictable and repetitive. But I can't help it .It is enjoyable to share the beauty of the rich fauna and flora of this part of the world, my world.

Here it is.

Common Fourring (Ypthima huebneri ) butterfly

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypthima_huebneri

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The Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) is a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name from its host plants which are usually citrus species such as the lime.

Unlike most swallowtail butterflies it does not have a prominent tail. Other names for the butterfly include the Lemon Butterfly, the Small Citrus Butterfly, the Chequered Swallowtail and the Dingy Swallowtail-Wikipedia

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I need to share with you this unusual sight of Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) butterflies embraced in mating for the perpetuation of their species.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly

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Thanks for your visit, lovely comments and faves, day in and day out . My gratitude and love for you is expressed in this song entitled "SongBird"

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Have a very Happy Easter and a lovely weekend, friends.

with the coming of winter nothing much has changed. The vegetation looks still the same and butterflies still hover around. Of course, the dry spell has just started.

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