Hamsons Hedge Hopper

[Vikram Gupchup]

Chanced upon this on a family and friends outing to Amba Ghat , South maharashtra.

The skipper has been identified as a Hampsons Hedge Hopper and this seems to be the first record from Maharashtra!

So people from Maharashtra, do keep a lookout for this butterfly and inform about future sightings.

Panasonic FZ28 , 1/125 , F8 , Forced flash.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good to know that you got such a record. One should always have a camera in hand as one doesn't know what to expect.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Joshi Bhavya]

Nice Record image you get.. and It will really helpful in near future for sighting...

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Very nice Vikram! Great to see this species. Look forward to more documentation on this. Where is Amba Ghat?

[Mrudul Godbole]

Its nice you could record this species. Thanks for sharing the information.

Abhishek, If I am not wrong Amba Ghat is in the Western Ghats after crossing Kolhapur and while going towards Ratnagiri (Konkan).

[Vikram Gupchup]

Agree with Sabyasachi . One of the reasons to shift from a dslr to a megazoom was to have a camera around everywhere .

Mrudul is right about the location. We had taken an alternate route from Karad via Malkapur. It's shorter by 60km and more scenic.

It's definitely a place worth exploring.