I love butterflies! (Who doesn’t!) They look so beautiful with their large, colourful, and symmetrical wings. But I don’t get to see many of them around in the city. But I didn’t know that there are several green places in Mumbai, where I can meet my dear animal friends.
Recently, I went for a photo walk to Godrej Mangroves, Vikhroli in Mumbai. I saw so many butterflies, birds, and insects there. It was the first time I met so many butterflies at the same time in one place. Plus, I got the chance to photograph them with my Nikon Coolpix B500.
Watch my video about my experience of photographing butterflies
Here are some of the butterflies I met:
1. Striped Tiger Butterfly
It is one of the common butterflies of India. It resembles the monarch butterfly of the Americas.
Scientific Name: Danaus genutia
2. Plain Tiger Butterfly
Along with Asia, it is even found in Africa and a few parts of Australia. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae.
Scientific Name: Danaus chrysippus
3. Peacock Pansy Butterfly
The rich orange-yellow upperside of the Peacock Pansy Butterfly looks super cute. It is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.
Scientific Name: Junonia almana
4. Blue Tiger Butterfly
The head, antennae, and thorax of the Blue Tiger Butterfly is brownish black in colour, with white dots on its head and neck. This butterfly shows extensive migratory behaviour in southern India during the monsoons.
Scientific Name: Tirumala limniace
5. Small Salmon Arab
The upperside of the male Small Salmon Arab has a lovely salmon-pink ground colour. It can be found at altitudes between sea level and about 1200m.
Scientific Name: Colotis amata
6. Danaid Eggfly
Danaid Eggfly is a species known for polymorphism and mimicry. Males are black in colour with white spots that are fringed in blue.
Scientific Name: Hypolimnas misippus
7. Gram Blue Butterfly
This small butterfly can be found throughout India except at very high altitudes. It belongs to the blues family.
Scientific Name: Euchrysops cnejus
8. Grey Pansy Butterfly
I found many Grey Pansy Butterflies that day. They have a beautiful lavender brown colour with short, sinuous black bands.
Scientific Name: Junonia atlites
9. Common Crow Butterfly
The Common Crow Butterfly is a common butterfly found in South Asia and Australia. Its glossy-black colour with brown undersides and white markings give it a distinctive beauty.
Scientific Name: Euploea core
In addition to butterflies, I also got to meet numerous insects like Signature Spider, Carpenter Bee, Asiatic Bloodtail, Potter Wasp, and so on. I really love how each species of butterfly is different in colour, shape, and behaviour. Mother Nature has bestowed something special on each one of them!
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Love this post, incredible photos but I especially love the graphics on your video! I’ll definitely be following on youtube. This post is a great reminder that group trips are the best way to really see things with an expert.
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Thank you. Really grateful to these kind words. Please subscribe for more such fun videos!
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Have you taken these pictures? They are brilliant. Most of these butterflies are common butterflies that can be found in gardens in India.
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Yes I have clicked them Thank you 🙂
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Impressed with your photography skills. What camera did you use (if you do not mind me asking)?
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I use a Nikon Coolpix B500. thank you!
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I love the clarity of the photos! And the butterflies are beautiful 😊
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Thank you so much 🙂
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These photos are incredible!! I love how you’ve shared the different types of butterfly here too! Beautiful
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Thank you. Glad you liked them 😀
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That is so cool that you even know the names of all of them! I did a photo walk through a butterfly garden once and it creeped me out a little bit when they land on me (I have a bit of bug phobia!) But they are all really beautiful.
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Thank you. Even I was super scared of them. But now I have made friends with them. 😀
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Who knew that butterflies had so many different colors, patterns and shapes! It’s amazing getting up close and personal with them while learning about each one! The pictures are so vibrant!
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Thank you. Glad you liked them!
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I loved the photos! And the butterflies are so beautiful!
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Thank you :1
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Wow! These close up photographs are just incredible! I’ve been to Mumbai twice but haven’t made it to these mangroves.Will definitely have to add it to the list for my next visit!
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Thank you! Yes you must visit the green spaces in Mumbai!
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Those butterflies are so beautiful. Sad that they can only live for a week.
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Yes that is sad. They are so beautiful! :1
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Fantastic photos! Since you seem to like butterflies as much as I do, if you ever get a chance, do visit the Butterfly Park in Kuranda in Australia, just outside of Cairns. It’s amazing!
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Thank you. I hope I can visit the amazing Butterfly Park in Kuranda. Will definitely look it up! :1
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Butterflies are always a delight. It is not easy to photograph butterflies, they are so fidgety. Your images are stunning.
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Thank you Anuradha. Glad you like them. :1
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Love the fact that these green pockets are still thriving with biodiversity. I visited these mangroves when i was doing my post graduation almost a decade ago and it was so well maintained. I got to see many marsh birds and i had a really good time – hardly felt like i was in Mumbai.
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Yes it’s great to have a greenery within the city
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I personally don’t really care much for butterflies or flowers but it’s nice to see someone who is passionate about them and it’s cool that you saw them out in the wild rather than in some greenhouse.
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Thank you so much :1
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Butterflies are such fun – my record is catching 22 in 30 mins – all for scientific studies of course. Thanks for including their scientific names too!
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Thank you. I’m happy I was of help :1
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Wow..what a beautiful encounter. Each one of these butterflies is utterly beautiful, and so is your snapshot. It is so interesting to learn more about the flora and fauna around us.
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I watched your video and both your footage and photos of the butterflies are so beautiful. They are such mesmerizing creatures 🙂
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Thank you for watching my video and appreciating my photos :1
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I’m very impressed by your photos! Butterflies move so quickly that I rarely manage to take a good shot of them. I think we saw Blue Tiger Butterflies in the north of Australia. There were many of them and it looked really like being in a fairy tale. And I can confirm we have many Crow Butterflies down here 🙂 Great work!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Beautifully captured Sonia 🙂 being in Mumbai I always wanted to visit, after this post I can’t wait any longer 💃
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Thank you. Glad you like it :1
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A fascinating post. Butterflies are so beautiful and you’ve captured them so well.
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Thank you so much :1
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