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Plant identification

Kindly identify these two plants. I have found these from Himachal Pradesh, India at an altitude of 1500masl. According to me, 1st plant belongs to Acanthaceae family and 2nd one belongs to...

19 May 2017 7,400 3 View

How do I use a butterfly bait trap?

Can we make it by own? please suggest I have to check the butterfly diversity in a particular area. So I have to use bait traps for the collection of butterflies. I have a little bit idea of this...

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Can anyone help me to identify this Hesperid butterfly?

I want to know its genus as well as species name. Please help me in identify this Thank you.

22 September 2015 9,356 17 View

What is the best method to do chaetotaxy? What type of tools we can use for this?

I have to dissect the first instars of butterflies which are of very smaller in size (2mm to 4mm). These dissections are perfomed under the stereozoom microscope. Earlier I have try to dissect the...

15 September 2015 9,683 11 View

How can we use google maps for extracting a geographical image of a particular area?

Generally we apply GIS for generating a clear geographical image of an area which includes vegetation/forest, snow cover, land etc. I want to know whether we can use google maps for this? If yes,...

12 January 2015 5,392 5 View

What is the mechanism or reason behind the ant association with butterfly larvae? Do only Lycaenid butterfly have this type of relation?

We know that Lycaenid butterflies have mutualistic association with ant species. Both of they got the benefit from each other, Larvae got protection and in reverse ants got food (Sugary substance...

09 November 2014 7,758 7 View

Why are some of the first instar larvae of butterflies alive outside of the food plant?

I have just observed that some 1st instar larvae move outside of the petridish / not live on food plant during studying the life cycle of butterflies in laboratory conditions. What is the reason...

30 September 2014 6,197 7 View

Could there be any difference in the DNA of same polyphenic butterfly species?

As we know, any morphological changes in any species means changes in their gene or nucleotide sequences. If there is change in the colour of wings of same butterfly species in different seasons...

27 September 2014 8,714 6 View

Are there any mutations seen in EC-SOD gene in obese diabetic rats?

The mutation is seen in obese diabetic human patients, but still not in rats.

17 April 2013 9,894 0 View