Common evening brown [Melanitis leda]

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Flora & Fauna

The name Common evening brown is derived from the butterfly’s habit of flying at dusk. There is an article about the butterfly in The Hindu written by K. Jeshi. It talks about an interesting aspect of the butterfly’s behaviour, that is, its ability to camouflage. “This butterfly is a talented camouflage artist. Called the Common Evening Brown, it flits about during the day and at dusk. When it rests on a background of dry leaves, with its wings closed, it looks exactly like a dried leaf. It takes on a yellow hue while fluttering amidst fading green leaves and sometimes it is the colour of dark chocolate, hazy brown, rustic brown, or has just a dash of white dots on the wings.”

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Butterflies

Photograph ID:

001/0383/0005

Album ID:

0383

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.