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flowers · hills

A Cabbage White butterfly offers itself to a receptive mate on a spring-time afternoon in the high Himalaya, close to the tree-line. It protrudes its abdomen outwards in an attempt to mate.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Last week was the end of spring and summer was well under way, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, in this magical slow motion High Definition footage.

hills · flowers

Spring-time brings with it a profusion of Himalayan butterflies and flowers. These Great Blackvein butterflies flit around the profuse blossoms on this Aesculus indica tree in Uttarakhand.

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White-edged Blue Baron nibbling on a fallen guava in Sikkim Euthalia phemius -- White-edged Blue Baron, as seen on a fallen guava fruit in Sikkim. Identification thanks to Hemant Ogale.

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Ipomoea is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 500 species. It is a large and diverse group with common names including morning glory, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc.

wildlife · flowers

Phalanta phalantha is the Common Leopard butterfly that one can see across India, in the plains and in the middle Himalaya up to an altitude of 10, 000 feet.

industry · flowers

Birdwing butterflies are the largest of all Australian butterflies. The male Birdwing is brightly coloured with green, gold and black, and is smaller than the female.

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The scientific name of the Red Lacewing Butterfly is Cethosia biblis. It was named by Drury in 1773. The Red Lacewing Butterfly is a heliconiine species in the Nymphalidae family.

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The Psyche (Leptosia nina) is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae (the Sulphurs, Yellows and whites) and is found in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The upper forewing has a black spot on a mainly white background.

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A Redbreast butterfly (Papilio alcmenor) flaps it's wings in a sitting position on a Hibiscus rosa sinensis flower in Meghalaya, India The Redbreast (Papilio alcmenor) is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in South Asia.

wildlife · flowers

Common Crow (Euploea core) and Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea) butterflies flying in slow motion in India.

Meghalaya·flowers

Butterflies can actually fly backwards which no aeroplane can do! A slow motion video of a Redbreast butterfly (Papilio alcmenor) flaps it's wings in a sitting position on a Hibiscus rosa sinensis flower in Meghalaya, India.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Wanderer butterfly sucking nectar from Aesculus flower in Landour. In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Great Blackvein butterflies sucking nectar from Aesculus flower in Landour. Spring-time brings with it a profusion of Himalayan butterflies and flowers.

flowers · hills

Great Blackvein butterflies feeding on flowering Aesculus or Horse Chestnut nectar. Spring-time brings with it a profusion of Himalayan butterflies and flowers.

flowers · hills

Great Blackvein butterfly feeding on flowering Aesculus or Horse Chestnut nectar. The Wanderer butterflies were to be seen in great profusion on the flowering Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) trees and everything was warm, happy and well in…

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A Small Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae) flies around Lantana flowers in slow-motion. A Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) around Phlox flowers and a Common Tiger butterfly (Danaus chrysippus) all flying off in slow-motion.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

hills · forest

The Oakleaf butterfly is sheer magic! The closed wings look like a staticdry brown oak leaf but when they open, it is a different world of colour and magic...

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Lime butterfly, yellow emigrant butterflies suck nectar from flowers in a garden in Delhi.

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A Junonia lemonias butterfly, more commonly known as a Lemon pansy butterfly, shown in close up with the inner and outer wings displayed. Lovely audio of a Barbet calling in the backdrop! It is the most common of the six Pansies in India.

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A crimson red butterfly hovers over the splendid bed of Northern Lights or Pentas lancelota. Viewer Pratibha Chavan tells us that this is a Common Rose ( Pacliopta aristolochiae ) butterfly.

Uttarakhand·flowers

In May each year, thousands of Great Blackvein butterflies (Aporia agathon) descend on the blooms of the Himalayan Horse Chestnut (Aesculus indica) at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.