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Observations
Observations
457
Species
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Top Species
1.
TBD
37
2.
Lepidoptera
9
3.
Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1782)
9
4.
Phylloscopus
7
5.
Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
7
6.
Parantica aglea (Stoll, 1782)
7
7.
Anura
6
8.
Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
9.
Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758
5
10.
Araneidae
5
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Top Species
1.
TBD
37
2.
Lepidoptera
9
3.
Junonia iphita (Cramer, 1782)
9
4.
Phylloscopus
7
5.
Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
7
6.
Parantica aglea (Stoll, 1782)
7
7.
Anura
6
8.
Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
9.
Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758
5
10.
Araneidae
5
11.
Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827
5
12.
Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
5
13.
Iole indica (Jerdon, 1839)
5
14.
Araneae
4
15.
Crinum
4
16.
Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1786)
4
17.
Phylloscopus trochiloides
4
18.
Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
19.
Dicrurus leucophaeus Vieillot, 1817
4
20.
Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779)
4
21.
Argya striata (Dumont, 1823)
4
22.
Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)
4
23.
Microporus
4
24.
Kallima horsfieldii Kollar, 1848
4
25.
Abisara bifasciata Moore, 1877
4
26.
Ficus racemosa
4
27.
Musca
4
28.
Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
29.
Sparassidae
3
30.
Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
3
31.
Macrobrochis gigas
3
32.
Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
3
33.
Pentatomidae
3
34.
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758
3
35.
Leptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
3
36.
Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871
3
37.
Arctiinae
3
38.
Spilosomina
3
39.
Jamides celeno (Cramer, 1775)
3
40.
Freyeria putli (Kollar)
3
41.
Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
3
42.
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1782
3
43.
Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787
3
44.
Cupha erymanthis (Drury, 1773)
3
45.
Leptocoma minima (Sykes, 1832)
3
46.
Koptortosoma
3
47.
Pericrocotus flammeus (J.R.Forster, 1781)
3
48.
Iambrix salsala (Moore, 1865)
3
49.
Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
3
50.
Cyornis tickelliae Blyth, 1843
3
51.
Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758)
3
52.
Anthracinae
3
53.
Caleta decidia
3
54.
Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
3
55.
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842
3
56.
Sarangesa purendra
3
57.
Arnetta vindhiana
3
58.
Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815)
3
59.
Oriolus kundoo Sykes, 1832
3
60.
Ensete superbum
3
61.
Acampe praemorsa
3
62.
Aves
2
63.
Psilopogon viridis (Boddaert, 1783)
2
64.
Dysphania
2
65.
Noctuinae
2
66.
Orthetrum pruinosum
2
67.
Hemidactylus maculatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
2
68.
Iraota timoleon (Stoll, 1790)
2
69.
Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832
2
70.
Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783)
2
71.
Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck, 1821)
2
72.
Solanum
2
73.
Talicada nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
2
74.
Tettigoniidae
2
75.
Sommeria marchalii
2
76.
Entelegynae
2
77.
Araneus
2
78.
Celaenorrhinus
2
79.
Leptocorisa
2
80.
Araneinae
2
81.
Oestroidea
2
82.
Brunia
2
83.
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
2
84.
Hemerocallis
2
85.
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
2
86.
Hesperiinae
2
87.
Indothemis carnatica Fabricius, 1798
2
88.
Microporus xanthopus
2
89.
Junonia atlites (Linnaeus, 1763)
2
90.
Eurema
2
91.
Musca domestica
2
92.
Ypthima huebneri
2
93.
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775
2
94.
Phasmida
2
95.
Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson, 1838)
2
96.
Lycosidae
2
97.
Ficedula parva (Bechstein, 1792)
2
98.
Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)
2
99.
Abisara
2
100.
Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839
2
101.
Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
102.
Eristalinus
2
103.
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
2
104.
Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1836
2
105.
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa
2
106.
Iambrix salsala
2
107.
Tessaratoma
2
108.
Aethopyga vigorsii (Sykes, 1832)
2
109.
Hymenocallis littoralis
2
110.
Junonia lemonias
2
111.
Alpinia purpurata
2
112.
Polypedates maculatus
2
113.
Calendula arvensis
2
114.
Thunbergia laurifolia
2
115.
Schizonycha
2
116.
Lampyridae
2
117.
Grewia tiliifolia
2
118.
Hippeastrum
1
119.
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
1
120.
Fulgoroidea
1
121.
Insecta
1
122.
Asota
1
123.
Sommeria Hübner, 1825
1
124.
Scolopendridae
1
125.
Ranatra
1
126.
Xylocopa tranquebarica (Fabricius, 1804)
1
127.
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
1
128.
Rhodoneura
1
129.
Papilio demoleus
1
130.
Papilio polymnestor
1
131.
Cyana
1
132.
Tenodera
1
133.
Celaenorrhinini
1
134.
Polyzonus
1
135.
Heliocopris
1
136.
Fowlea piscator (Schneider, 1799)
1
137.
Dinothrombium
1
138.
Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775)
1
139.
Raorchestes ghatei Padhye, Sayyed, Jadhav & Dahanukar, 2013
1
140.
Eupterote
1
141.
Macaca radiata (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)
1
142.
Etlingera elatior
1
143.
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
1
144.
Albizia chinensis
1
145.
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.
1
146.
Catephia
1
147.
Nolini
1
148.
Galloperdix spadicea (Gmelin, 1789)
1
149.
Mecopoda elongata
1
150.
Gonodontis
1
151.
Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803)
1
152.
Amata cyssea
1
153.
Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
154.
Gaillardia pulchella
1
155.
Dendrobium turbinatum Ormerod & C.S.Kumar
1
156.
Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789)
1
157.
Mangifera indica L.
1
158.
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764
1
159.
Heterometrinae
1
160.
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
161.
Urena
1
162.
Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
1
163.
Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819
1
164.
Monticola cinclorhynchus (Vigors, 1832)
1
165.
Ectobiidae
1
166.
Eranthemum pulchellum
1
167.
Sida
1
168.
Oxalis
1
169.
Zeugodacus
1
170.
Liris
1
171.
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
1
172.
Geoplanidae
1
173.
Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771
1
174.
Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)
1
175.
Salurnis
1
176.
Chiasmia
1
177.
Limacodinae
1
178.
Halyini
1
179.
Evonima
1
180.
Collyris
1
181.
Dorylus
1
182.
Tettigoniidea
1
183.
Hypena
1
184.
Utetheisa pulchelloides
1
185.
Megisba malaya (Horsfield, 1828)
1
186.
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
1
187.
Appias albina
1
188.
Eublemma
1
189.
Coccinellinae
1
190.
Camponotus angusticollis (Jerdon, 1851)
1
191.
Cyphicerini
1
192.
Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1779
1
193.
Apanteles
1
194.
Argiope anasuja
1
195.
Cassidinae
1
196.
Antestiopsis cruciata
1
197.
Elaterinae
1
198.
Chrysopinae
1
199.
Theridiidae
1
200.
Chrysopini
1
201.
Clubiona
1
202.
Oecobius navus
1
203.
Poltys
1
204.
Plexippus
1
205.
Neoscona
1
206.
Trimezia gracilis (Herb.) Christenh. & Byng
1
207.
Macrochilo
1
208.
Ducetia
1
209.
Muscini
1
210.
Placosternum
1
211.
Buthidae
1
212.
Sargus
1
213.
Crambidae
1
214.
Amyna axis
1
215.
Phaneropterinae
1
216.
Erebidae
1
217.
Geometridae
1
218.
Leiobuninae
1
219.
Calyptratae
1
220.
Pseudococcidae
1
221.
Hypena simplicalis
1
222.
Brenthia
1
223.
Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)
1
224.
Tetragnathidae
1
225.
Raorchestes
1
226.
Pseudophilautus
1
227.
Neostylopyga
1
228.
Cicadoidea
1
229.
Andini
1
230.
Strobilanthes
1
231.
Ratufa indica (Erxleben, 1777)
1
232.
Eudocima phalonia (Linnaeus, 1763)
1
233.
Monilesaurus rouxii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
1
234.
Prismatocerus signatus (Walker, 1871)
1
235.
Coridius
1
236.
Scarabaeidae
1
237.
Attelabidae
1
238.
Vespa tropica (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
239.
Junonia almana (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
240.
Apus affinis
1
241.
Pardosa
1
242.
Gryllinae
1
243.
Hypena laceratalis
1
244.
Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846)
1
245.
Mantis
1
246.
Malvoideae
1
247.
Asarkina
1
248.
Plantae
1
249.
Neurothemis intermedia Rambur, 1842
1
250.
Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
251.
Damalis
1
252.
Euploea core (Cramer, 1780)
1
253.
Zizeeria
1
254.
Pompilidae
1
255.
Nacaduba
1
256.
Phalanta phalantha (Drury, 1773)
1
257.
Coccinella transversalis Fabricus, 1781
1
258.
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775
1
259.
Thunbergia coccinea Wall.
1
260.
Clogmia albipunctata
1
261.
Ephemeroptera
1
262.
Chrysopidae
1
263.
Illeis
1
264.
Opiliones
1
265.
Brugmansia
1
266.
Xylaria
1
267.
Pycnarmon
1
268.
Hyposidra talaca
1
269.
Polyura Billberg, 1820
1
270.
Crematogaster
1
271.
Menispermaceae
1
272.
Hexagonia
1
273.
Angiospermae
1
274.
Orthetrum
1
275.
Ficedula albicilla
1
276.
Chlorocryptus purpuratus
1
277.
Chrysoperla
1
278.
Mangina
1
279.
Sterrhinae
1
280.
Blasticorhinus
1
281.
Erionota torus Evans, 1941
1
282.
Hemidactylus brookii
1
283.
Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
1
284.
Lasiocampidae
1
285.
Tanaemyrmex
1
286.
Nectariniidae
1
287.
Asilinae
1
288.
Hemipepsis
1
289.
Magnoliopsida
1
290.
Xanthopimpla
1
291.
Formicinae
1
292.
Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773
1
293.
Gomphocerinae
1
294.
Acrididea
1
295.
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1773
1
296.
Villini
1
297.
Ariadne merione (Cramer, 1779)
1
298.
Agelenidae
1
299.
Altica
1
300.
Spoladea recurvalis
1
301.
Paratettix
1
302.
Polyporaceae
1
303.
Psathyrellaceae
1
304.
Coreoidea
1
305.
Salticidae
1
306.
Radara
1
307.
Charops
1
308.
Junonia iphita
1
309.
Campopleginae
1
310.
Noctuoidea
1
311.
Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775)
1
312.
Nacaduba kurava
1
313.
Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793)
1
314.
Ahaetulla
1
315.
Calliophis nigrescens
1
316.
Taractrocera ceramas
1
317.
Pelopidas conjuncta
1
318.
Hemidactylus maculatus
1
319.
Gekkota
1
320.
Hemidactylus
1
321.
Agamidae
1
322.
Sauria
1
323.
Neptis hylas
1
324.
Abisara bifasciata suffusa
1
325.
Daboia russelii
1
326.
Prosotas nora
1
327.
Elymnias hypermnestra
1
328.
Cigaritis lohita
1
329.
Cigaritis abnormis
1
330.
Baorini
1
331.
Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
332.
Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769)
1
333.
Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
334.
Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
335.
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
1
336.
Copsychus fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
337.
Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
1
338.
Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790)
1
339.
Myophonus horsfieldii Vigors, 1831
1
340.
Chloropsis aurifrons (Temminck, 1829)
1
341.
Muscicapa dauurica Pallas, 1811
1
342.
Accipiter badius (Gmelin, 1788)
1
343.
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
344.
Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
345.
Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
346.
Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
1
347.
Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790)
1
348.
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
1
349.
Coccinia grandis
1
350.
Heliconia rostrata
1
351.
Breynia retusa
1
352.
Arisaema tortuosum
1
353.
Caryota urens
1
354.
Hemidesmus indicus
1
355.
Careya arborea
1
356.
Hasora chromus
1
357.
Vitex negundo
1
358.
Memecylon umbellatum
1
359.
Acytolepis puspa
1
360.
Leea indica
1
361.
Platycorynus
1
362.
Ficus carica
1
363.
Vanessa cardui
1
364.
Lethe europa
1
365.
Danaus chrysippus
1
366.
Phalanta phalantha
1
367.
Catopsilia pomona
1
368.
Papilio agenor polymnestor
1
369.
Pavetta
1
370.
Tagetes erecta
1
371.
Cosmos sulphureus
1
372.
Dianthus
1
373.
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
1
374.
Aerides crispa
1
375.
Sosippus
1
376.
Osyris lanceolata
1
377.
Ipomoea
1
378.
Chlorophytum comosum
1
379.
Xanthosoma robustum
1
380.
Life
1
381.
Asteroideae
1
382.
Eurybia radulina
1
383.
Asclepias curassavica
1
384.
Olea
1
385.
Calendula officinalis
1
386.
Dracaena fragrans
1
387.
Viola tricolor
1
388.
Dysphania percota
1
389.
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
1
390.
Lactuca sativa
1
391.
Abisara bifasciata
1
392.
Mickelopteris cordata
1
393.
Cleome houtteana
1
394.
Rudbeckia hirta
1
395.
Argya striata
1
396.
Arachnothryx leucophylla
1
397.
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
1
398.
Colocasia esculenta
1
399.
Pistia stratiotes
1
400.
Dypsis lutescens
1
401.
Petunia
1
402.
Allamanda schottii
1
403.
Pithecellobium dulce
1
404.
Argemone mexicana
1
405.
Helianthus annuus
1
406.
Combretum indicum
1
407.
Foeniculum vulgare
1
408.
Pelargonium inquinans
1
409.
Tulbaghia violacea
1
410.
Tropaeolum majus
1
411.
Papaver
1
412.
Solanum hovei
1
413.
Tabernaemontana divaricata
1
414.
Juanulloa mexicana
1
415.
Nephrolepis exaltata
1
416.
Endoclita
1
417.
Pterygota
1
418.
Junonia atlites
1
419.
Pentatomoidea
1
420.
Crinum asiaticum
1
421.
Terminalia chebula
1
422.
Trimezia candida
1
423.
Oxalis triangularis
1
424.
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
1
425.
Barusa guerini
1
426.
Calliandra surinamensis
1
427.
Cyathocline
1
428.
Passiflora incarnata × laurifolia
1
429.
Amorphoscelis
1
430.
Aerides crispa Lindl.
1
431.
Gryllidea
1
432.
Geokichla citrina
1
433.
Proctacanthus philadelphicus
1
434.
Epophthalmia vittata
1
435.
Merops orientalis
1
436.
Sceliphron spirifex
1
437.
Chrysis angolensis
1
438.
Alternanthera ficoidea
1
439.
Eranthemum
1
440.
Papilio polytes
1
441.
Cyclophorus punctatus
1
442.
Tectona grandis
1
443.
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
1
444.
Terminalia arjuna
1
445.
Monilesaurus rouxii
1
446.
Euphorbia antiquorum
1
447.
Viola × wittrockiana
1
448.
Chrysothemis pulchella
1
449.
Nomia westwoodi
1
450.
Argiope versicolor
1
451.
Hydrangea macrophylla
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452.
Plautia crossota
1
453.
Cassia fistula
1
454.
Rhombodera
1
455.
Bradinopyga geminata
1
456.
Flemingia strobilifera
1
457.
Iraota timoleon
1
458.
Aeridinae
1
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