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Moths are one of the most diverse groups of insects and India is no exception. It is estimated that we have more than ten thousand species of moths in India, though we do not have an authoritative checklist of all the species yet. We can help change this by doing our bit. Come participate in NMW 2020.  Let us understand what is National Moth Week and how we can participate. Most groups of

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Many times when we post a photo of beautiful butterfly or bird on social media we are asked when and where did you see it. Many a times this is taken very casually but this questions are very important. Here is why?  When you post these photographs, they may automatically become in a crude sense biodiversity occurrence record (Barve, 2014). Though this is not ideal method to post a record,

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Destination: Butterfly and Moth India Meet at Garo Hills, Meghalaya Dates: 15 to 22 October 2017 (8 Days/7 Nights) Minimum/Maximum number of people: 5/10 people Meet cost per person: Rs. 18,000/-. Special rate of Rs 16,000/- for students based on production of valid ID. Limited seats for students. Areas being visited: Balpakram National Park, Siju Wildlife Sanctuary, Baghmara and Rewak

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Note this page is going to change frequently over next few weeks. So keep visitng frequently. Much awaited 1st SpiderIndia Meet announcement is here:Date 17-19 February 2017Venue: KolkataWe plan to visit ZSI Spider collection, do some field work, presentations in the evening and plenty of time for networking with fellow Spider enthusiasts.  Program Starts at 9.00am on 17th February 2017

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ProsenjitDawn, Arjan Basu Roy, Vijay Barve The third DragonflyIndia meet was held from 26th August to 29th August, 2016 at Gorumara National Park, West Bengal. The scientific gathering already started in Kolkata as the participants arrived there before the meet. Total 23 participants from 8 different states and one from Sri Lanka participated in the meet.  The meet initiated with

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The meet was great success. Here is the report.    Agrionoptera insignis Male Place: Murti, Gorumara National Park, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Dates: 26th to 29th August, 2016 (4D/3N). Registration fee: 2500/- per person including food, stay and local transport (ex New Mal Junction).  Small bursaries are available for student participants on first come first serve basis.

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Place: Devalsari (Deolsari), Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand  Proposed Dates: 2-5 June 2016 (4D/3N)  Costs Rs.7500/- per person including food, stay and local transport (ex Dehradun), guide fees, community fees and a butterfly brochure. (Small scholarships available for deserving candidates.) Maximum capacity: 15 people  We propose to organize a DiversityIndia meet to learn and

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Book Review - Birds of Paradise by Dr. Amol Patwardhan Wild Vet - Paraplegic Marmoset by Dr. Deepa Katyal NGO Watch - RAWW by Pawan Sharma Photo Feature - Dr. Sudhir Gaikwad Vacation in north Kerala - Bicheesh Balan A New Species- Dr. S. Kalesh & C.G. Kiran

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First National Workshop on Odonatology& DRAGONFLYINDIA MEETHislop College, Nagpur, Maharashtra (16-19 August 2014)  Program schedule16 August 2014 (Saturday) 5.00 pm: Workshop registration 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm: Ice breaking session and other socio-academic activities (Introduction of participants, History of DragonflyIndia, Documentary screening; RA, KAS, PR, PK) 7.30 pm onwards:

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by Sanjay Sondhi, and Krushnamegh Kunte.  2014.  Full citation of the book: Sondhi, S., and K. Kunte. 2014. Butterflies and Moths of Pakke Tiger Reserve. Titli Trust (Dehradun) and Indian Foundation for Butterflies (Bengaluru). vi+202pp, all in full color. Download sample pages here. This book covers 379 butterfly species and 83 moth species from northeastern India.

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Spiders of India  Ed: PA Sabastian KV Peter Spiders of India is the only modern book available on the subject, and will prove an invaluable resource for professionals, students, naturalists, and researchers in zoology, entomology, ecology and physiology. The first part of the book looks at the morphology and anatomy of spiders, as well as systematics and evolution. The second part

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1. Do I need a separate login id for iNaturalist ? - No you can use your exsting ids like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google, Yahoo or SoundCloud. 2. Can I import my photos from other web sites. - Yes you can import your photos directly from Flickr, Picasa and Facebook. You can also upload photos directly from your computer or tablet. 3. What are the details I need to

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The Fauna of British India (short title) with long titles including The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, The Fauna of British India including the remainder of the Oriental Region is a series of publications that was made by the British government in India and published by Taylor and Francis of London. The series was started somewhere in 1881 after a letter was sent to the

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Ajai Srivastava, IBD Pub, 2002, viii, 334 p, plates, ISBN : 8170892821    

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by Isaac Kehimkar Edited by Bittu Sahagal National Council for Science and Technology Communication, NCSTC-HORNBILL Natural History Series Hardcover (Edition: 2002) Vigyan Prasar ISBN 8174800271 Size: 7.0 inch X 5.0 inch Pages: 76 (11 Color &13 B/W Illustrations)   Link to pdf

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Kerala (Keralathile Thumbikal) First photographic field guide by C G Kiran and David V Raju Published by Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences www.ties.org.in Covering 120 species with color pictures and descriptions More than 660 photographs including color pictures of male, female, mating, unique behavioral patterns, larvae etc.  Species level

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The Eaglenest Wildilife Sanctuary in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh is one of India's hotspots of biodiversity. Since the discovery of the bird, the Bugun Liocichla by Dr. Ramana Athreya, a host of other new species, range extensions and new records of amphibians, reptiles, butterflies and moths have been discovered from Eaglenest. The Bugun Welfare Society (http://

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The Eaglenest Wildilife Sanctuary in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh is one of India's hotspots of biodiversity. Since the discovery of the bird, the Bugun Liocichla by Dr. Ramana Athreya, a host of other new species, range extensions and new records of amphibians, reptiles, butterflies and moths have been discovered from Eaglenest. The Bugun Welfare Society (http://

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Title: Butterflies of the Garo Hills Authors: Sanjay Sondhi, Krushnamegh Kunte, Gaurav Agavekar, Rohan Lovalekar, and Kedar Tokekar Publishers: Samrakshan Trust, Title Trust, and Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Number of pages: 200 Number of species accounts: 324. This is out of the 339 species that had been recorded from the Garo Hills at the time of finalizing the book in March 2013. The

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Here are some projects for documenting biodiversity of India on iNaturalist. IndianMoths ButterflyIndia DragonflyIndia InsectIndia SpiderIndia InvertebrateIndia ReptileIndia Amphibians of India FishIndia BirdIndia MammalIndia FloraIndia Confirming / Suggesting identifications on iNaturalist

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As we have started using iNaturalist projects for posting our records, there is an interest in understanding how to use it effectively.  To Confirming / Suggesting identifications on iNaturalist it is not sufficient to leave a comment in the Add a Comment box bellow the record. It is a good practice to add the identification, at taxonomic level (Family, Genus, Species etc.)

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DiversityIndia is partnering with National Moth Week (NMW) for this years Moth documentation mission. It is proposed to celebrate NMW  from July 20th-28th, 2013. NMW is an annual event to promote education and conservation through moth observation public events throughout the world.  DiversityIndia and specially IndianMoths members would organize both public and

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Butterflies on the Roof of the World: A Memoir  by: Peter Smetacek Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Aleph Book Company (November 26, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 9382277056 ISBN-13: 978-9382277057 In this book, Peter Smetacek invites us into the fascinating world of butterflies. We accompany him on expeditions deep into the mountains of the Himalaya, high desert

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Happy New Year 2013 to all. This is the time of year when we share Photo of the Year on all the DiversityIndia groups. So here is the call for posting the Photo of the Year. If you are not familiar what it is here are the guidelines. Photos taken during 2012 are posted for this, up to three best photos by each member for each taxon group like Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies etc. Please post

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I have been participating in DiversityIndia cyber communities for more than 10 years. In recent months there are more interactive options like Orkuk, Facebook and Google+ have become popular. There are increasing number of members and posts on these communities every month. I have been thinking of making all the good information more useful and available to people who are concerned about

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