tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post2585474235284030446..comments2024-03-27T17:21:08.606+00:00Comments on Butterfly Notes: Mauritius - Butterflies - August 2011Nick Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-51346315959928807652020-08-08T17:05:37.287+01:002020-08-08T17:05:37.287+01:00Hi Nick,
I am a wildlife/nature photographer from ...Hi Nick,<br />I am a wildlife/nature photographer from Mauritius. I managed to take some pictures of a butterfly today which I cannot identify. I came across your blog while researching Mauritius butterflies. You made great pictures during your stay. Could you help me identify the butterfly. I have a FB page as follows : https://www.facebook.com/PatrickMontocchioPhotography/<br />I will post the picture there. You are welcome to check out my album on Mauritius Insects which I update as I go with my butterfly pictures.<br />Patrick MontocchioPatrick et Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855973871895419807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-32147717255227934202020-04-05T00:28:55.632+01:002020-04-05T00:28:55.632+01:00Thank you for the links.Thank you for the links.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-50787228754630390122020-03-21T15:06:03.544+00:002020-03-21T15:06:03.544+00:00About C. cithaeron in Mauritius
https://www.resea...About C. cithaeron in Mauritius<br /><br />https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324000359_Blue-spotted_Charaxes_Charaxes_cithaeron_Felder_Felder_1859_Lepidoptera_Nymphalidae_-_an_addition_to_the_butterfly_fauna_of_Mauritius_and_the_Malagasy_Islands<br /><br /><br />http://metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1476/2018.10.25%20Metamorphosis%20Vol%2029_90-91%20Ward%20et%20al%20Mauritius%20Final.pdfAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03405481840331700597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-90115963350394124292017-10-15T20:36:08.791+01:002017-10-15T20:36:08.791+01:00There is a photograph of the butterfly Tony saw on...There is a photograph of the butterfly Tony saw on the UK Butterfly Forum. If you look under "Personal Diaries" and look for Tony Moore, the picture is on pages 6 of his diary.<br />I see elsewhere on that Forum that it turns out that someone released Charaxes cithaeron onto Mauritius a few years ago.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-60603221757564389602017-10-15T14:45:13.593+01:002017-10-15T14:45:13.593+01:00hi
can you post the photo of cithaeron you found i...hi<br />can you post the photo of cithaeron you found in Mauritius ?<br />I have seen them in kenya over the years but never on my trips to mauritius<br />regards<br />johnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834553769020574226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-88013691256345250092017-09-10T19:34:22.678+01:002017-09-10T19:34:22.678+01:00Fantastic. Thank you for letting me know. I am sur...Fantastic. Thank you for letting me know. I am sure that the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation will be interested to hear about the Blue-spotted Emperor. What a beautiful butterfly (I looked it up!). I look forward to seeing your pictures on the UK Butterfly Forum.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-44008065489312020012017-09-10T08:46:49.199+01:002017-09-10T08:46:49.199+01:00Hi again, Nick.
Just back from a terrific hol in M...Hi again, Nick.<br />Just back from a terrific hol in M. Saw most of the usual suspects, including Neptis frobena (Eureka Plantation House - a very cooperative individual :)). Amazingly, I photographed the Blue-spotted Emperor (Charaxes cithaeron) in the Vallee de Ferney!! This appears to be a first record for the island - all very exciting. I'll post any developments in due course. You were 100% right about Junonia rhadama - common, but dratted difficult to approach when settled with open wings. Kind regards, Tony. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148591398819115423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-42756621930598053692017-02-13T22:27:13.888+00:002017-02-13T22:27:13.888+00:00Hi Tony, I am so pleased that my blog has been a h...Hi Tony, I am so pleased that my blog has been a help. This time we didn't get to explore the island much, but sill saw all of these species in our hotel grounds. We certainly want to return soon and I look forward to having more than a compact camera! I would be very interested to hear how you get on.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-21768243636396509692017-02-13T14:41:13.049+00:002017-02-13T14:41:13.049+00:00Very many thanks, Nick. We are going in August an...Very many thanks, Nick. We are going in August and I hope to find some 'flies to photograph. Mauritius butterfly books are hard to come by in the UK, but I'll look out when we arrive. We shall certainly visit the black River Gorge and 'll let you know how we get on. Tony M.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148591398819115423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-59227659226061336882016-08-19T17:41:47.115+01:002016-08-19T17:41:47.115+01:00Happy to host your SPAM as long as you give me a f...Happy to host your SPAM as long as you give me a free family holiday to Mauritius!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-85343383249426081162016-08-17T08:12:02.818+01:002016-08-17T08:12:02.818+01:00I read your blog. It is very interesting as it is ...I read your blog. It is very interesting as it is about the Mauritius.<br />Mauritius is a place where you can have fun and enjoy your holidays.<br />We offer <b><a href="http://www.mauritiusholidaysdirect.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Mauritius holidays</a></b> package at very cheap price and all the packages are in the budget. So please have a look at our offersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727748750747306359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-76552794142484747232016-07-07T17:03:03.892+01:002016-07-07T17:03:03.892+01:00Hi Josie,
I bought the book in the shopping mall i...Hi Josie,<br />I bought the book in the shopping mall in Port Louis. As far as I am aware it isn't available on line. If I can be of any help with ID you could e-mail me a link to your pictures.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-17358049463313667642016-07-07T15:42:06.191+01:002016-07-07T15:42:06.191+01:00I am so glad I came across your blog as I am curre...I am so glad I came across your blog as I am currently in Mauritius and am attempting to put names to some of the butterfly species I have seen. You mention a book in your post - do you know if it is available online? Otherwise I will just keep an eye out in the local shops. Many thanks, JosieJosie Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680294745952338878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-8613118469765558502015-08-17T17:50:52.352+01:002015-08-17T17:50:52.352+01:00Thank you Dougy. I am pleased that you found the b...Thank you Dougy. I am pleased that you found the blog useful. I would be really interested to hear how you get on in Mauritius. I would love to go back there. Black River Gorge is somewhere I would like to return to.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-79037730187738573532015-08-17T15:39:26.301+01:002015-08-17T15:39:26.301+01:00Thanks Nick. Very useful blog. I am in Mauritius ...Thanks Nick. Very useful blog. I am in Mauritius now....I will let you know what I have seen. Regards<br /><br />Dougywindmill1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11982205524658273612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-36997070585047701932014-03-27T19:11:02.800+00:002014-03-27T19:11:02.800+00:00Mauritius is a very special place for us and we de...Mauritius is a very special place for us and we definitely plan to return again one day. There is a lot of development going on and much of the natural environment has been destroyed. There are only about 30 species of butterfly found there, but they are all very interesting and it's fun to speculate how some of the species arrived there. It must be heart-breaking to loose all your pictures. When I traveled around Africa digital cameras hadn't been invented!!!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-84755014741151307492014-03-27T04:36:51.727+00:002014-03-27T04:36:51.727+00:00What a great place! And that Brilliant Blue is spe...What a great place! And that Brilliant Blue is spectacular. So interesting the mix between Asian and African Butterflies. Sadly, I lost almost all of my Africa Butterflies in a computer crash. It makes me want to cry! And go back again :). It's so cool that you got to go back here with your whole family and revisit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-22256055946730097522013-10-30T22:20:27.695+00:002013-10-30T22:20:27.695+00:00It is a very special place. I would love to go bac...It is a very special place. I would love to go back there soon!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-49553440864688748432013-10-30T20:48:04.012+00:002013-10-30T20:48:04.012+00:00What a place; and you got great varieties. That li...What a place; and you got great varieties. That lizard is exotic.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-3547257262873324912013-08-05T22:15:49.264+01:002013-08-05T22:15:49.264+01:00Martin,
Thanks for your comments. I am very please...Martin,<br />Thanks for your comments. I am very pleased that you found the post helpful. I started this blog with the hope that it would be useful for people looking for information about butterflies from places I had been.<br />It is great to hear that Hypolimnas anthedon is thriving there. I sent my picture to the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation to confirm my ID and they were excited to hear that it had been seen, confirming that there had been no recent sightings. Of course it could have been there for years, but just not recorded. I and pleased to hear that it is doing well now.<br />You have some great pictures on Flickr. I look forward to seeing your butterfly pictures from Mauritius if you wouldn't mind telling me when you have loaded them.<br />NickNick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-25065866865791254112013-08-05T16:17:01.291+01:002013-08-05T16:17:01.291+01:00Hi Nick, a really helpful posting!
I've just ...Hi Nick, a really helpful posting! <br />I've just returned from 2 weeks in Mauritius, and was really kicking myself for forgetting my macro lens. I still managed to take some butterfly shots with the 100-400 lens but obviously not as sharp or detailed as I'd have liked, and I had no hope of getting any ID's until I found this post. I saw most of the species that you have listed here - though didn't do as well on the blues.<br />Many thanks for the great post, and providing all my ID's in one hit. <br />Re the Hypolimnas anthedon drucei, I saw lots of these, both around the Black river gorge area and also up at Bras D'eau ( a new reserve near Flacq). So looks like your book is not up to speed. I am still processing 2000 plus shots but will eventually get them all up on my flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/85387952@N00/)- still on birds so far!<br /><br />Thanks again for a great post, <br /><br />kind regards, Martin Parr<br />martindparr@hotmail.comMartin Parrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795960395670316856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-65503747049462141972012-11-30T18:22:07.932+00:002012-11-30T18:22:07.932+00:00Hi Eric, I would be happy to try. Can you send me ...Hi Eric, I would be happy to try. Can you send me a link to the picture or do you want to e-mail it to me?Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-78624110702884301562012-11-18T07:21:33.587+00:002012-11-18T07:21:33.587+00:00Hi nick could you help me identify a mauritian but...Hi nick could you help me identify a mauritian butterfly photo of its caterpillar ?eric reefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306216792059272301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-83580775837676276752012-11-03T13:24:53.482+00:002012-11-03T13:24:53.482+00:00Hi Beryl. I am glad that my blog has been helpful....Hi Beryl. I am glad that my blog has been helpful. We will definitely return to Mauritius. We love it! I really would like to climb some of the mountains to see a different side of the island and I certainly will visit the Black River Gorge area to do some walking.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-14878673965006234642012-11-03T10:39:18.066+00:002012-11-03T10:39:18.066+00:00Nick, your pictures are beautiful. I just took a ...Nick, your pictures are beautiful. I just took a photo of Junonia rhadama yesterday while on a hike to the highest peak of Mauritius. She was right at the top and was very accommodating, posing for many moments. Without your blog, I would never have learnt more about this lovely butterfly. Thank you :)Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760070651836267815noreply@blogger.com