Butterflies of Ranikhet, Kumaon

Here are some photographs of butterflies from our trip in May 2011 to Ranikhet, in the Kumaon Himalayas. For sure I missed some of the better ones that we saw, for one reason or another, not least of which was my relative inexperience as a photographer.

Indian Tortoiseshell - this one seemed to have claimed as its territory the flagged pathway to the Bungalow of our hosts.

Dark Clouded Yellow -

Sorrel Sapphire -

Common(?) Treebrown

Common Wall (?)

Great Blackvein -

Dragonfly -

Peacock Pansy (from Corbett) -

I have a few more photos that I will post later here.

One of the best of the trip I missed was in our Resort at Corbett and the brilliant blue could only have been that of the Blue Admiral. Can still picture it in my mind's eye...