A few years ago, some butterfly watchers and scientists
came together to form a group, which was christened BBC – Bangalore Butterfly
Club. They have been conducting fortnightly walks to create awareness and encourage
butterfly watching.
One such walk was conducted at Doresanipalya Research
Station campus by Rohit Girotra. As we walk around, when a butterfly is spotted
he not only tells their name, but also lists the uniqueness or commonness. Besides
the camera he also has a book and notes down when an unusual one is spotted. All
families of butterflies are found here, though the number of species and the
count of individuals vary with the season. All life-cycle stages of butterflies,
from egg-laying, eggs, caterpillar, pupa, emerging butterfly and adults can be
observed.
On
a typical 3-hour walk in the forest, one can easily observe 50+ species of
butterflies.
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