DargonflyIndia Theme of Month Jun 2011 : Cannibalism in Odonata

Thanks to Susanth Kumar and Ashok Sengupta for this interesting suggestion. On lines of theme of month in ButterflyIndia group, we are initiating theme of month in Dragonfly group too.  If you have suggestions for theme for coming months, do let me know on group or in a comment on the blog. And do share this information with nature lovers.

This months theme will be : Cannibalism in Odonata. Any Dragonfly or Damselfly feeding on another Dragonfly or Damselfly. Though not very commonly seen and photographed, many nature lovers have witnessed that.

Please post your pictures accordance with http://diversityindia.org/postimage.htm and subject same as this email. Please do not send more than 3 photos per person and what we enjoy the most is the story behind each of the photo. The photos may have been taken by you anytime. Latest photos are not must, relevant photos are necessity.

I will upload the images on the albums here http://diversityindia.org/photo/ which would remain for long time, so invest some time in writing the email with as much information as possible. If you are posting for first time, take time to go through albums before you post.

Make sure our first theme becomes a success by posting images, passing the information to all nature lovers and visiting the photo albums.

Theme of the Month : June 2011 : Red and Black

Thanks to Haneesh for this interesting suggestion. If you have suggestions for theme for coming months, do let me know.

This months theme will be Red and Black. Any butterflies prominently having Red and Black combination. Or even a black butterfly on Red flower or background, possibilities are unlimited.

Please post your pictures accordance with http://diversityindia.org/postimage.htm and subject same as this email. Please do not send more than 3 photos per person and what we enjoy the most is the story behind each of the photo. The photos may have been taken by you anytime. Latest photos are not must, relevant photos are necessity.

I will upload the images on the albums here http://diversityindia.org/photo/ which would remain for long time, so invest some time in writing the email with as much information as possible. If you are posting for first time, take time to go through albums before you post.

Last months theme photos are uploaded as a set and is definitely worth watching http://diversityindia.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=7 If you have posted photo last month for theme and by mistake I have missed it uploading, please email me and I will upload them.

Theme of the Month : May 2011 : Community Mud-puddling

This months theme will be Community Mud-puddling. So one needs to have more than one species mud puddling together.

Please post your pictures accordance with http://diversityindia.org/postimage.htm and subject same as this email. Please do not send more than 3 photos per person and what we enjoy the most is the story behind each of the photo. The photos may have been taken by you anytime. Latest photos are not must, relevant photos are necessity.

I will upload the images on the albums here http://diversityindia.org/photo/ which would remain for long time, so invest some time in writing the email with as much information as possible. If you are posting for first time, take time to go through albums before you post.

Last months theme photos are uploaded as a set and is definitely worth watching http://diversityindia.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=6 If you have posted photo last month for theme and by mistake I have missed it uploading, please email me and I will upload them.

Theme of the Month : April 2011 : Common Butterflies Uncommon Captures

This months theme will be Common Butterflies Uncommon Captures. It could be an unusual angel, unusual color variation, uncommon phenomenon etc.

Please post your pictures accordance with http://diversityindia.org/postimage.htm and subject same as this email. Please do not send more than 3 photos per person and what we enjoy the most is the story behind each of the photo. The photos may have been taken by you anytime. Latest photos are not must, relevant photos are necessity.

Images will be uploaded on the albums here http://diversityindia.org/photo/ which would remain for long time, so invest some time in writing the email with as much information as possible. If you are posting for first time, take time to go through albums before you post.

Last months theme photos are uploaded as a set and is definitely worth watching http://diversityindia.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=5 If you have posted photo last month for theme and by mistake have been missed uploading, please let us know we will upload them.

Theme of the Month : November 2010 : Oviposition

Last month we we had decent response for the theme of the month. So we will continue to decide a theme for every month and members would dig in their archives and share some photos about the theme they like the most or are unique to them. Let us restrict to maximum of three photos per member. And mention the subject line as "Theme Nov 2010 : " and your title of the photo e.g. Theme Nov 2010 : Monkey Puzzle

For themes for subsequent months let us derive some mechanism, so the I do not land up deciding the theme every month, but all members get to decide it. Check the database of suggestions for the themes here http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/database?method=reportRows&tbl=16 and you may add your suggestion here http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/database?method=addRecord&tbl=16 I have also posted this message on

For this month the theme is Oviposition.  Oviposition is the process of laying eggs. So find the greatest pictures you have taken of butterflies laying eggs and post them on the group with right subject.

So send in your contributions of photos. Ideas for subsequent month themes may be given in the comments section.

Theme of the Month : October 2010 : Courtship

Last month we discussed that we will decide a theme for every month and members would dig in their archieves and share some pohotos about the theme they like the most or are unique to them. Let us restrict to maximum of three photos per member. And mention the subject line as "Theme Oct 2010 : " and your title of the photo e.g. Theme Oct 2010 : Forget Me Not

For themes for subsequent months let us derive some mechanism, so the I do not land up deciding the theme every month, but all members get to decide it. Check the database of suggestions for the themes here http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/database?method=reportRows&tbl=16 and you may add your suggestion here http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ButterflyIndia/database?method=addRecord&tbl=16

Alternatively you can just leave here comments on ideas for subsequent months themes.

For this month let me suggest a theme as Courtship. Remember the these is Courtship and not mating. So it is not as easy as we feel to capture on photographs, though we have seen some really good photos on the group already.

So send in your contributions of photos and ideas for subsequent months.

IndianMoths : Photo of Year 2009

Here are the Best Photo of 2009 by members of IndianMoths. Click on the image for full size.

Moon Moth - Clicked in Goa while first IndianMoths Meet 2009
Yuwaraj Gurjar [yuwarajg@yahoo.com]


Herpa primulina Zygaenidae. Photographed at Lumla, Arunachal Pradesh
Geetha Iyer [scopsowl@gmail.com]


This picture was taken by Gowri Shankar, Conservation Officer, Agumbe Rain forest Research Station
Email: gowrishankar.arrs@gmail.com in May 2009.
Gowri Shankar, was on his way to check out a king cobra nest in one of the most remotest parts of Kudremukh while he found these moths first. He had no clue that these were moths but captured them on lens just for their sheer beauty. With help from Indiamoths group we identified the picture as Loepa katinka.