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#12521510

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521513

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521516

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521517

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521519

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#11767651

11 November 2024

A Ciliate Blue butterfly (Anthene emolus), also known as the Bengal Common Ciliate Blue, rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 10, 2024. The male of this species displays a dull purple upperside with blue-suffused wing bases, accented by jet-black anticiliary lines, which slightly expand at the apex of the forewing. The female, in contrast, has a brown upperside with a soft violet-blue gloss near the wing bases. Butterflies like the Ciliate Blue are facing an increasing risk of extinction across South Asia due to habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use, echoing a global trend. Conservation efforts by scientists in South Asia aim to protect these vital pollinators. The scene captures the butterfly with a soft, natural light bokeh from the forest in the background.

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#11767652

11 November 2024

A Ciliate Blue butterfly (Anthene emolus), also known as the Bengal Common Ciliate Blue, rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 10, 2024. The male of this species displays a dull purple upperside with blue-suffused wing bases, accented by jet-black anticiliary lines, which slightly expand at the apex of the forewing. The female, in contrast, has a brown upperside with a soft violet-blue gloss near the wing bases. Butterflies like the Ciliate Blue are facing an increasing risk of extinction across South Asia due to habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use, echoing a global trend. Conservation efforts by scientists in South Asia aim to protect these vital pollinators. The scene captures the butterfly with a soft, natural light bokeh from the forest in the background.

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#11767653

11 November 2024

A Ciliate Blue butterfly (Anthene emolus), also known as the Bengal Common Ciliate Blue, rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 10, 2024. The male of this species displays a dull purple upperside with blue-suffused wing bases, accented by jet-black anticiliary lines, which slightly expand at the apex of the forewing. The female, in contrast, has a brown upperside with a soft violet-blue gloss near the wing bases. Butterflies like the Ciliate Blue are facing an increasing risk of extinction across South Asia due to habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use, echoing a global trend. Conservation efforts by scientists in South Asia aim to protect these vital pollinators. The scene captures the butterfly with a soft, natural light bokeh from the forest in the background.

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#11767654

11 November 2024

A Ciliate Blue butterfly (Anthene emolus), also known as the Bengal Common Ciliate Blue, rests on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 10, 2024. The male of this species displays a dull purple upperside with blue-suffused wing bases, accented by jet-black anticiliary lines, which slightly expand at the apex of the forewing. The female, in contrast, has a brown upperside with a soft violet-blue gloss near the wing bases. Butterflies like the Ciliate Blue are facing an increasing risk of extinction across South Asia due to habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use, echoing a global trend. Conservation efforts by scientists in South Asia aim to protect these vital pollinators. The scene captures the butterfly with a soft, natural light bokeh from the forest in the background.

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#11652514

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. On the upperside, the wings are dark grayish brown with a large but obscure ocellus on the forewing. The male has a small, dark brown sex brand in the space of the forewing and another on the hindwing overlaid with a pale yellow hair tuft. Adults fly low in and around grassy patches at several locations across the island. As with other Satyrinae members, the adults fly in an erratic and jerky manner as their wings are closed for a relatively long period during flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) or Common Bushbrown butterfly is camouflaged like a dry leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 9, 2024.

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#11652515

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Species Of Satyrine Butterfly Found In South Asia And Southeast Asia. On The Upperside, The Wings Are Dark Grayish Brown With A Large But Obscure Ocellus Of The Forewing. The Male Has A Small, Dark Brown Sex Brand In The Space Of The Forewing, And Another One Of The Hindwing Overlaid With A Pale Yellow Hair Tuff. Adults Can Be Sighted Flying Low, In And Around Grassy Patches At Several Locations Across The Island. As With Other Satyrinae Members, The Adults Fly In An Erratic And Jerky Manner As Their Wings Are Closed For A Relatively Long Period During Flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Or Common Bushbrown Butterfly Is Camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf In A Forest At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On october 09, 2024.

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#11652517

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Species Of Satyrine Butterfly Found In South Asia And Southeast Asia. On The Upperside, The Wings Are Dark Grayish Brown With A Large But Obscure Ocellus Of The Forewing. The Male Has A Small, Dark Brown Sex Brand In The Space Of The Forewing, And Another One Of The Hindwing Overlaid With A Pale Yellow Hair Tuff. Adults Can Be Sighted Flying Low, In And Around Grassy Patches At Several Locations Across The Island. As With Other Satyrinae Members, The Adults Fly In An Erratic And Jerky Manner As Their Wings Are Closed For A Relatively Long Period During Flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Or Common Bushbrown Butterfly Is Camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf In A Forest At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On october 09, 2024.

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#11646337

7 October 2024

The Chestnut Bob (Iambrix salsala) is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, South Yunnan, Langkawi, Malaysia, Singapore, Tioman, Sumatra, and Java, along the Himalayas from Kumaon to Myanmar. Males and females are dark brown with an olive-brown gloss. On the upperside, the forewing has two or three ill-defined yellowish or semi-transparent white spots ascending obliquely from beyond the middle of the posterior margin. Although its flight is jerky, it basks in the morning by keeping its hindwing spread flat and its forewing perpendicular. They feed on flowers or herbs among grasses. A small bright dark brown Chestnut Bob butterfly with an olive-brown gloss sits on a weed leaf in the forest, occasionally flies away, and sits there again in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 6, 2024.

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#11646340

7 October 2024

The Chestnut Bob (Iambrix Salsala) Is A Butterfly Belonging To The Family Hesperiidae, That Is Found In Parts Of South Asia And Southeast Asia Like Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, South Yunnan, Langkawi, Malaysia, Singapore, Tioman, Sumatra, And Java, Along The Himalayas From Kumaon To Myanmar. Male And Female Dark Brown With Olive-brown Gloss, Upperside, Forewing With Two Or Three Ill-defined Yellowish Or Semi-transparent White Spots Ascending Obliquely From Beyond The Middle Of The Posterior Margin. Though Its Flight Is Jerky, It Basks In The Morning By Keeping Its Hindwing Spread Flat And Its Forewing Perpendicular. They Are Fond Of Feeding On Flowers Or Herbs Among Grasses. A Small Bright Dark Brown With Olive-brown Gloss Chestnut Bob Butterfly Sits On A Weed Leaf In The Forest, Occasionally Flies Away, And Sits There Again At Tehatta, West Bengal; India, On october 06, 2024.

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#11646342

7 October 2024

The Chestnut Bob (Iambrix Salsala) Is A Butterfly Belonging To The Family Hesperiidae, That Is Found In Parts Of South Asia And Southeast Asia Like Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, South Yunnan, Langkawi, Malaysia, Singapore, Tioman, Sumatra, And Java, Along The Himalayas From Kumaon To Myanmar. Male And Female Dark Brown With Olive-brown Gloss, Upperside, Forewing With Two Or Three Ill-defined Yellowish Or Semi-transparent White Spots Ascending Obliquely From Beyond The Middle Of The Posterior Margin. Though Its Flight Is Jerky, It Basks In The Morning By Keeping Its Hindwing Spread Flat And Its Forewing Perpendicular. They Are Fond Of Feeding On Flowers Or Herbs Among Grasses. A Small Bright Dark Brown With Olive-brown Gloss Chestnut Bob Butterfly Sits On A Weed Leaf In The Forest, Occasionally Flies Away, And Sits There Again At Tehatta, West Bengal; India, On october 06, 2024.

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#10491624

12 September 2023

The rice swift (Borbo cinnara), or Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. On the upper side, the wings are brown with the basal area yellowish green. The forewing has a yellow non-hyaline spot in space 1b and a decreasing series of hyaline spots from spaces 2 to 4, 6 to 8, and two spots in the cell. The hind wing has a few obscure hyaline spots and does not have any cell spots. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hind wing has whitish spots in spaces 2-4 and 6, where the spot in space 4 is typically small or even absent. They visit flowers of periwinkle, golden trumpet, Lantana polyacantha, and light-blue snakeweed. A rice swift butterfly is sitting on a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 11/09/2023.

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