A definite subset of Bird Photography - every bird enthusiast has reasons to get fascinated by butterfly and bug photography. Some of the reasons why we got hooked to butterfly / insects photography are below,
- The pattern and color of the butterflies are so unique
- Usually they are found sitting on a colourful flower or around green plants and leaves - giving an opportunity to click such beautiful colors
- Since they are small, you have to be quite near to focus, giving you beautiful bokehs
- Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas)
- Azure Sapphire (Heliophorus moorei)
- Bamboo Treebrown (Lethe europa)
- Banded Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx splendens)
- Banded Treebrown (Lethe confusa)
- Baronet (Symphaedra nais)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Black wood spider (Nephila kuhlii)
- Blue Ground Skimmer (Diplacodes trivialis)
- Blue Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum glaucum)
- Blue Moon / Common Eggfly / Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
- Blue Mormon (Papilio agenor polymnestor)
- Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
- Blue-tailed Forest Hawk (Orthetrum triangulare)
- Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
- Brown Katydid (Sathrophyllia rugosa)
- Castor semi-looper (Achaea janata)
- Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon)
- Chestnut Tiger (Parantica sita)
- Chiasmia nora (Chiasmia nora)
- Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)
- Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus)
- Clay Triple-lines moth (Cyclophora linearia)
- Clear Sailor (Neptis clinia)
- Commander (Moduza procris)
- Common Archduke (Lexias pardalis)
- Common Blue Bottle (Graphium sarpedon)
- Common Castor (Ariadne merione)
- Common Chaser (Potamarcha congener)
- Common Crow (Euploea core)
- Common Cruiser (Vindula erota)
- Common Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona)
- Common five-ring (Ypthima baldus)
- Common four-ring (Ypthima huebneri)
- Common grass yellow (Eurema hecabe)
- Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa)
- Common Jester / Peninsular Jester (Symbrenthia lilaea)
- Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
- Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia)
- Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)
- Common Lime (Papilio demoleus)
- Common Map (Cyrestis thyodamas)
- Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
- Common Peacock (Papilio bianor)
- Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon)
- Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
- Common Sailor (Neptis hylas)
- Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria)
- Common Wanderer (Pareronia valeria)
- Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)
- Crimson Tip (Colotis danae)
- Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum pruinosum)
- Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
- Dark Judy (Spitosa fylla)
- Day-flying moth (Campylotes histrionicus)
- Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus)
- Ditch Jewel (Brachythemis contaminata)
- Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
- Engrailed Moth (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Fulvous forest skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia)
- Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula patellifera)
- Giant Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila pilipes)
- Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)
- Globe Skimmer (Pantala flavescens)
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)
- Golden Sapphire (Heliophorus brahma)
- Grand Duchess (Euthalia patala)
- Great Blackvein (Aporia agathon)
- Great-spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Green Drab Moth (Ophiusa tirhaca)
- Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris)
- Green-veined white (Pieris napi)
- Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)
- Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna)
- Himalayan Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea ssp. garuda)
- Himalayan five-ringed Butterfly (Ypthima sakra)
- Indian Cabbage White (Pieris canidia)
- Indian Common Clubtail (Ictinogomphus rapax)
- Indian Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius)
- Indian Grizzled Skipper (Spialia galba)
- Indian Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus)
- Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
- Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)
- Jewel Bug (Chrysocoris stollii)
- Large Oakblue (Arhopala amantes)
- Large Salmon Arab (Colotis fausta)
- Large Tree Nymph (Idea leucono)
- Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias)
- Little Virgin Tiger moth (Apantesis virguncula)
- Looped Three Ring Butterfly (Ypthima watsoni)
- Man-faced Stink Bug (Catacanthus incarnatus)
- Marbled White Moth (Nyctemera coleta)
- Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Monkey Moth (Eupterote decolorata)
- Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
- Naga Sapphire (Heliophorus kohimensis)
- Oleander Hawk-moth (Army Green Moth)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Pale Grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria maha)
- Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
- Pied Paddy Skimmer (Neurothemis tullia)
- Pioneer (Belenois aurota)
- Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
- Plain Tiger Caterpillar (Danaus chrysippus)
- Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris)
- Potanthus Dart (Potanthus pseudomaesa)
- Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles)
- Red Bug (Cotton Stainer)
- Red Helen (Papilio helenus)
- Red Saddlebag (Tramea onusta)
- Rice swift (Borbo cinnara)
- Scallopwing (Zographetus mathewi)
- Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)
- Short banded Sailor (Neptis columella)
- Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)
- Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
- Slate Flash (Rapala manea)
- Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata)
- Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
- Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)
- Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia)
- Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura)
- Swallow-tailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
- Tailed Palmfly (Elymnias caudata)
- Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais)
- Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)
- The Spangle (Papilio protenor)
- Variegated Flutterer (Rhyothemis variegata)
- Wasp Moth (Amata huebneri)
- Water Snow Flat (Tagiades litigiosa)
- White Arab (Colotis vestalis)
- Yellow Coster (Acraea issoria)
- Yellow tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener)
Enjoy the clicks below!
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| Blue Tiger - Hyderabad |
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| Plain Tiger - Hyderabad |
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| Chocolate Tiger (Assam) |
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| Great Blackvein (Dhanachuli) |
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| Himalayan five-ringed Butterfly (Dhanachuli) |
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| Common Map (Dhanachuli) |
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| Common Four-ring (Dhanachuli) |
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| Golden Sapphire (Dhanachuli) |
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| Pale Grass Blue (Dhanachuli) |
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| Brown Hairstreak (Dhanachuli) |
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| Grand Duchess (Dhanachuli) |
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| Chalkhill Blue (Dhanachuli) |
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| Little Virgin Tiger moth (Dhanachuli) |
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| Swallow-tailed moth (Dhanachuli) |
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| Monkey Moth (Dhanachuli) |
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| Engrailed Moth (Dhanachuli) |
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| Clay Triple-lines moth (Dhanachuli) |
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| Hill Jezebel (Dhanachuli) |
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| Common Archduke (Assam) |
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| Common Cruiser (Nameri) |
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| Monarch - Ottawa |
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| Great-spangled Fritillary |
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| Black Swallowtail |
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| Short-tailed Swallowtail - Newfoundland |
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| Pale Swallowtail - Edmonton |
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| Crimson Tip - Hyderabad |
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| Common Jezebel - Hyderabad |
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| Common Lime - Hyderabad |
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| Mottled Emigrant - Hyderabad |
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| Striped Tiger - Hyderabad |
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| Common Mormon - Hyderabad |
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| Common Eggfly - Hyderabad |
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| Common Castor - Hyderabad |
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| Lemon Pansy - Hyderabad |
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| Common Emigrant - Hyderabad |
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| Common Crow - Hyderabad |
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| Common Wanderer - Hyderabad |
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| Common Blue Bottle - Hyderabad |
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| Yellow Coster (Arunachal) |
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| Green-veined white male (Arunachal) |
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| Dingy Bushbrown (Arunachal) |
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| Man-faced Stink Bug (Hyderabad) |
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| Small Copper (Dhanachuli) |
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| Day-flying moth (Campylotes histrionicus) |
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| Water Snow Flat |
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| Indian Red Admiral (Dhanachuli) |
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| Common grass yellow (Coorg) |
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| Crimson Marsh Glider (Coorg) |
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| Pied Paddy Skimmer (Coorg) |
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| Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Kalimpong) |
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| Common Lascar (Kalimpong) |
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| Scallopwing (Kalimpong) |
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| Tamil Yeoman (Kalimpong) |
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| Indian Fritillary (Kalimpong) |
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| Emperor Dragonfly female (Kalimpong) |
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| Blue-tailed Forest Hawk (Kalimpong) |
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| Common Hedge Blue (Kalimpong) |
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| Dark Judy (Kalimpong) |
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| Red Helen (Kalimpong) |
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| Indian Palm Bob (Kalimpong) |
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| Green Drab Moth (Tumling) |
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| Naga Sapphire (Kalimpong) |
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| Common Cruiser (Kalimpong) |
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| Purple Sapphire (Kalimpong) |
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| The Spangle (Kalimpong) |
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| Common Tan Wave (Sikkim) |
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| Banded Treebrown (Kalimpong) |
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| Purple Sapphire (Kalimpong) |
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| Large Oakblue (Kalimpong) |
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| Common Jester (Kalimpong) |
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| Marbled White Moth (Kalimpong) |
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| Small Tortoiseshell (Kalimpong) |
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| Striped Blue Crow (Kalimpong) |
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| Slate Flash (Kalimpong) |
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| Indian Cabbage White (Kalimpong) |
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| Glassy Tiger (Ganeshgudi) |
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| Wasp Moth (GRK) |
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| Common Emigrant female (GRK) |
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| Large Salmon Arab (GRK) |
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| White Arab (GRK) |
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| Common Mormon male (GRK) |
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| Yamfly (GRK) |
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| Crimson Tip male (GRK) |
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| Small Salmon Arab (GRK) |
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| Brown Katydid (GRK) |
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| Migratory Locust (GRK) |
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| Pioneer (GRK) |
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| Common Sailor - Kanha |
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| Tawny Coster - Bidar |
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| Clear Sailor - Coorg |
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| Blue Moon - GRK |
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| Atlas Moth - Garhwal |
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| Atlas Moth - Garhwal |
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| Common Peacock - Garhwal |
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| Silver-washed Fritillary - Garhwal |
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| Painted Lady - Garhwal |
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| Studded Sergeant - Garhwal |
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| Chestnut Tiger - Eagle's Nest |
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| Large Tree Nymph - Andaman |
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| Common Rose - Bidar |
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| Danaid Eggfly - Hyderabad |
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| Danaid Eggfly (male) - Hyderabad |
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| Red Bug (Cotton Stainer) - Hyderabad |
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| Giant Asian Mantis - Hyderabad |
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| Green Stink Bug - Hyderabad |
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| Oleander Hawk-moth (Army Green Moth) - Hyderabad |
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| Dragonfly - Kanha |
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| Jewel Bug - Tirupati |
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| Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk - Lonavala |
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| Blue Marsh Hawk - Lonavala |
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| Crimson Marsh Glider female - Lonavala |
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| Chiasmia nora - Hyderabad |
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| Plain Tiger Caterpillar - Chikmagalur |
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| Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - Coorg |
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| Blue Mormon - Coorg |
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| Common five-ring - Coorg |
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| Fulvous Forest Skimmer - Coorg |
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| Pond Skater - Coorg |
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| Looped Three Ring Butterfly - Coorg |
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| Tailed Palmfly - Coorg |
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| Himalayan Common Baron - Garhwal |
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| Castor semi-looper (GRK) |
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| White Arab (GRK) |
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| Golden-ringed Dragonfly - Hyderabad |
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| Variegated Flutterer - Hyderabad |
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| Red Saddlebag - Hyderabad |
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| Giant Golden Orb Weaver - Thattekad |
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| Chocolate Pansy - Bandhavgarh |
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| Indian Grizzled Skipper - Bandhavgarh |
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| Potanthus Dart - Bandhavgarh |
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| Yellow tailed Ashy Skimmer - Bandhavgarh |
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| Common Leopard - Bandhavgarh |
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| Indian Common Clubtail - Bandhavgarh |
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| Scarlet Skimmer - Bandhavgarh |
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| Globe Skimmer - Bandhavgarh |
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| Blue Ground Skimmer - Bandhavgarh |
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| Common Pierrot - Bandhavgarh |
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| Fulvous forest skimmer - Bandhavgarh |
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| Lime - Bandhavgarh |
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| Black wood spider - Bandhavgarh |
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| Common Chaser - Bandhavgarh |
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| Commander - Bandhavgarh |
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| Ditch Jewel - Bandhavgarh |
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| Lime - Bandhavgarh |
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| Tawny Coster - Bandhavgarh |
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| Short banded Sailor - Bandhavgarh |
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| Baronet - Bandhavgarh |
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| Rice swift - Bandhavgarh |
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| Common Rose - Bandhavgarh |
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| Bamboo Treebrown - Bandhavgarh |
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| Indian Painted Grasshopper (GRK) |
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| Grey Pansy (Kalimpong) |
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| Azure Sapphire (Dhanachuli) |
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