Tabernamontana divericata miniature with Butterfly in Kolkata UD 08052011 005

ushadi Micromini

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Aug 5, 2011, 6:41:58 AM8/5/11

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Dear All:
at a local Ashram garden... it was tranquil, very hot and
the TAGAR miniature tabernamontana divericata were blooming and
seemed to be popular with a group of Chilades pandava pandava butterflies...
the first one is a recent hatch- ling I think... its wings are intact...
the one with the open wings has seen better days... there are tears on its wings...
fights with fellow butterflies or
flew into a crow or two who may have tried to make a meal of them... ????

enjoy....
Usha di

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ps if I have the ID of the butterfly wrong...
please feel free to tell me, esp if you happen to be an expert...

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Butterfly 1 Chilades pandava pandava closed wings on miniature Tagar Better focus Small DSC03932.jpg

Butterfly 2 on a miniature tabernamontana divericata SMALL entire pic DSC03929.jpg

Satish Chile

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Aug 5, 2011, 6:53:49 AM8/5/11

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Nice Ushadi ji.

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Dr. Satish Kumar Chile

Mahadeswara

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Aug 5, 2011, 8:27:16 AM8/5/11

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Nice catch. Miniature tabernamontana divericata are ornamental and
being popularised. I have these plants in my garden and observed many
insects and butterflies visiting the plant.

> Butterfly 1 Chilades pandava pandava closed wings on miniature Tagar Better focus Small DSC03932.jpg
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> Butterfly 2 on a miniature tabernamontana divericata SMALL entire pic DSC03929.jpg
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