An update on the re-validation of species in Tamil Nadu
At the end of December 2016, we have reported 298
species as part of revalidation exercise. Subsequent to
this, until June 2017, we have added 8 more species
taking the numbers to 306.
This means that 17 more species are yet to be revali-
dated from the target list of 323.
Naturalists, Butterfly enthusiasts and others are out in
field regularly to map the remaining 17 species for the
state and it is very well possible that some of them
may not even occur and some new species may just
expand to our area. Systematic and regular explora-
tion and survey of not only plains but core area of
Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats will really help!
S. No
Family
Target
Available
1 Papilionidae 19 19
2 Pieridae 32 31
3 Nymphalidae 96 90
4 Lycaenidae 91 86
5 Riodinidae 2 2
6 Hesperiidae 83 78
323 306
Total
95%
The following table provides details of the 8 species sighted along with person who recorded it and date and place. The de-
tails of some of them can be found in our official Facebook page while some of them have been sent to our society by email
with validation details.
S. No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Species Name
Broad-tail Royal
Blue Nawab
Tufted White Royal
Maculate Lancer
Small Palm Bob
Palni Fritillary
Five-bar Swordtail
Lesser Albatross
Person recorded
Subhiksha Maxim
Umesh Pavukandy
Umesh Pavukandy
Umesh Pavukandy
Umesh Pavukandy
Lekshmi Ravindran Nair
Vasanthan Panchavarnam
Theivaprakasham H and Nishanth CV
Place
Valparai
Manjolai
Manjolai
Manjolai
Manjolai
Kodaikanal
Top Slip
ATR (Valparai)
Date
October 2016
2017
2017
2017
2017
April 2017
18.02.15
01.05.17
The following table provides the names of remaining 17 target species
S. No Scientific Name
Other Common Names
(as per IFB website)
Eurema nilgiriensis
Amathusia phidippus
Mycalesis igilia Common Name
(as per BNHS Field guide)
Nilgiri Grass Yellow
Palmking
Small Long-brand Bushbrown 1
2
3 4 Mycalesis visala Long-brand Bushbrown Long-branded Bushbrown
5 Lasippa viraja Yellow Jack Sailer 6 Neptis (soma) palnica Creamy Sailer 7 Doleschallia bisaltide Autumn Leaf 8 Anthene emolus Common Ciliate Blue 9
10 Tarucus indica
Arhopala bazaloides Pointed Pierrot
Tamil Oakblue Indian Pierrot
Dusted Oakblue
11 Arhopala abseus Aberrant Bushblue Aberrant Oakblue
12 Tajuria maculata Spotted Royal Spotted Royal
13 Hasora badra Common Awl 14 Thoressa sitala Sitala Ace 15 Zographetus ogygia Purple Spot ted Flitter 16 Hyarotis microstictum/
Hyarotis coorga
Caltoris canaraica Brush Flitter Kodagu Brush Flitter
Kanara Swift Karwar Swift
17
Sahyadri Long-branded Bushbrown
Palni Sailer
Nilgiri Plain Ace