Red Pierrot Butterfly – Talicada nyseus
Red Pierrot is a small and beautiful butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae, also known as Blues. Here is a picture of the butterfly I’ve taken recently; will add more later.
Red Pierrot is a small and beautiful butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae, also known as Blues. Here is a picture of the butterfly I’ve taken recently; will add more later.
Indian Grizzled Skipper or simply Indian Skipper, is a butterfly from the Hesperiidae family, commonly found in India.
Tiny Grass Blue, scientific name Zizula hylax, is known to be the second smallest butterfly seen in India. Here I am sharing with you the photos of this butterfly I’ve taken.
Lesser Grass Blue is a small butterfly from Lycaenidae family, commonly found in the south Asian countries.
Tailed Palmfly is a butterfly from the Nymphalidae family (Brush-footed butterflies) commonly found in the southern parts of India, including Sahyadris.
Pygmy Scrub Hopper is a very small skipper butterfly found in India. It is probably the smallest skipper found in Kerala.
Common Quaker Butterfly also known as The Quaker has off-white colored under side and brown colored upper side. The butterfly is small and belongs to the Lycaenidae family.
Tamil Grass Dart is a skipper butterfly found in Western Ghats. It can be confused with other similar butterflies. The above photo was taken from Cheruvally, Kottayam, Kerala, in the evening of 21st July, 2015. It was resting on a Poovamkurunnila (Cyanthillium…
Grass Demon is a white and brown colored butterfly from the Skipper family of butterflies. Given below are the photo(s) of the butterfly, along with details.
Psyche Butterfly is a white colored butterfly from the Pieridae family. It is a common one in Kerala; can be seen even in the households.
Common Pierrot is one among the Pierrot butterflies found in Kerala. The below photo was taken from Thattekad Bird Sanctuary in Ernakulam District. The place is rich with not only birds, but also many butterflies and odonates.
Common Redeye is a butterfly from the Hesperiidae family, the skipper family. The butterfly has red eyes which helps to easily notice it.