| Anisocentropus |
|
A larvae caddisfly of headwater streams. The larvae
of this genus makes case out of leaves and twigs. |
| Anisocentropus |
|
A larvae caddis fly of headwater streams. The
larvae of this genus makes case out of leaves and twigs. |
| Bufo fergusonii |
|
A rare endemic frog of the Western Ghats. |
| Polyrachis sp. |
|
This pendulous nest is made out of individual
leaves of gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica). |
| Aulocodes |
|
There are very few moths with aquatic larval stage,
like this Aulocodes sp. (Pyralidae) in the streams of the Western
Ghats. |
| Baronet (Euthalia nais) |
|
One of commonest butterflies in the dry tracts of the Western
Ghats. The larvae of the baronet feeds on species of Dyospyrus. |
| Common Beak (Libythea lepita) |
|
The long mouthparts looks like "beak" while resting.
This rare butterfly is found is patchily distributed in the Western Ghats. |
| Bee (Apis cerana) |
|
One of the commonest Indian bees. Bees are important agents
of pollination for many flowering plants. |
| Beetle |
|
The largest groups of organisms. Beetles comprise about 85%
of insects. |
| Beetle |
|
The largest groups of organisms. Beetles comprise
about 85% of insects. |
| Flat Worm (Bipalium
sp.) |
|
We know very little about the ecology and life
cycle of lower invertebrates such as this flat worm in the forest floor
of the Western Ghats. |
