Common Sailor Butterfly( Neptis hylas)

I photographed this Common Sailor two days ago.  You can view a short video that I made on this old post here.

Peculier Luminous- Green Bugs

There were three of these shiny green bugs on a Manioc plant near my house this afternoon, a copulating couple and another probable male playing the bad guy trying to push the lover off the female bug's body. I don't recall ever seeing these critters before. They were on an impossible spot for a still, so I opted for a video. It's a pity that my camera is not the kind of toy to video them hovering. They do buzz around like bees, that's quite a site. I need some one's help to identify these too.   

Grasshopper

Insects are the most varied critters of the world, and Sri Lanka is no different. Grasshoppers are my favorite insects next to butterflies and dragonflies, mostly due to the bright colors they boast. This is one of the many types of grasshoppers I see in my own garden.

One Weird Looking Insect

Saw this insect at one my friends garden last Sunday. I'll get back to this if could pin down an identification on this bug.

White Four-ring Butterfly(Ypthima ceylonica)

This is all I've got to share with you all today. Sorry for the poor quality, but it was the best I could manage to day.

Common Sailor Butterfly( Neptis hylas)

I made this video a little while ago at my workplace. Common sailor Neptis hylas is yet another common butterfly around here.

Common Bushbrown Butterfly(Mycalesis perseus)

I photographed two butterfly species today. I need to identify one of the two yet, so I posted this Common Bushbrown(Mycalesis perseus) only.

Small But Beautiful

This is a Common cerulean Butterfly(Jamides celeno) perched on a bean plant in my garden. These are very common around here, but very hard for me to capture on a lens as they don't perchon a spot for long enough  and my camera is not capable of capturing them while they flutter around.

A Bug Eat's A Bug!

I really don't have to walk around much these days to create material for this blog. There is a lot of interesting activities that involve interesting critters right in my garden. What you see here is a Yellow Waxtail Dragonfly (Ceriagrion coromandelianum) eating another smaller insect.

 
  

A Small Cupid Butterfly(Chilades parrhasius) From My Garden

I videoed this beautiful little butterfly at my garden a few days ago. Luckily it flapped its wings a little while perching  on a leaf of a long bean plant, but I wasn't lucky enough to capture it hovering. 

Common Mormon Butterfly(Papilio polytes)

 Here is a  Common Mormaon Butterfly(Papilio polytes) that I videoed at my workplace' garden. Learn more about this butterfly............... 

Chocolate Soldier (Junonia iphita) Butterfly In My Garden

Spring is giving way to summer and there are lots of butterflies fluttering around. I see a significant increase in their populations this year. Here is a video of a Chocolate Soldier Junonia iphita my garden. I'll try to get the other kinds on video too. There is a huge variety of them, some are so unbelievably vivid in color. Learn more about this butterfly........

Ravenous Caterpillar

I found this caterpillar on a Bael plant in my garden. At the rate this fellow works on the leaves, it's fair to call them 'pests' isn't it? I'll try to observe it's development and share it with you, hpefully.