Monsoon Beauty 2023 highlights are back to share Colorful poses and close encounters with alluring wildlife

• Sagarika in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, shared a close encounter with a a delightful and agile two-striped jumping spider.
• In the enchanting city of Bengaluru, Ayaan captures the majestic essence of a Rock Dragon
• Aniruddha never fails to amaze, and this time, he unveils a strikin sight of a colorful yellow and black Bamboo Tiger Longhorn beetle in West Bengal.
• While in Uttarakhand Trilok and Basanti spot a mystical, rare and spectacular large brown, gold, and black Wallich's Owl Moth
• The NMW 23 has been a treasure trove of fascinating moths, offering an incredible diversity of species. Over the next few days, we will take you on a special journey, unveiling the most enchanting Moth highlights. Stay tuned!

Insects : Moths

Animals - Arthropods - Hexapods - Insects - Winged & Once-winged Insects -Lepidoptera - Hawk, Sphinx, Silk, Emperor, and Allied Moths -Brahmin Moths

22nd to 30th July was National Moth Week (NMW).

During NMW 23 and even before that a great diversity of moths were observed. Over the course of the next few days we will specially share some Moth highlights

A some what rare and spectacular large brown, gold, black Wallich's Owl Moth (Brahmaea wallichii) was see by Basanti and Trilok in Munsiari, Uttarkhand

Observed by @triloksinghrana

Lead Identifiers : @pierotoni10 & @ram_k

Location : Munsiari, Uttarakhand, India

Observed on: 17th July 2023

@triloksinghrana's observation of the- Wallich's Owl Moth Brahmaea wallichii

@basanti1's observation of the- Wallich's Owl Moth Brahmaea wallichii

Trilok Rana on instagram

Basanti Rawat on Instagram

Arthropods : Spiders

Animals - Arthropods -Chelicerates - Arachnids - Spiders - Typical Jumping Spiders

Sagarika in Chennai, Tamil Nadu shares [A Close encounter with a Two-striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) a typical jumping spider

@sagarika_chen

Observed by @sagarika_chen

Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Observed on: 26th July 2023

Sagarika in on instagram with the handle sunbird2308

Reptiles - Rock Agamas

Animals - Chordates - Vertebrates - Reptiles - Snakes and Lizards - Lizards - Dragons - Flying Dragons & Allies - Rock Agamas

A Rock Dragon(Psammophilus dorsalis) poses for Ayaan in Bengaluru

Observed by @kunikimu

Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Observed on: 29th July 2023

Insects : Beetle

Beetle Mania 2023

Animals - Arthropods - Hexapods - Insects - Winged and Once-winged Insects -Beetles (Order Coleoptera)

Aniruddha continues to surprise with some colourful beetles, this time a yellow and black Bamboo Tiger Longhorn Chlorophorus annularis, in Kadma, West Bengal

Observed by @aniruddha_singhamahapatra

Location : Kadma, West Bengal India

Observed on: 27th July 2023

Aniruddha is India's leading Inaturalist observer, he shares on instagram as well.

Latest highlights from the event are documented on Instagram with more complete details on Inaturalist Journals

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Posted on August 3, 2023 02:51 PM by ram_k