510Ltd ends here where as there are a lot of NMMT bus going there mainly those going to kalyan.
Three of us (Julius, Mr Das and myself) started in Julius's car at around 7am from Airoli.
This is a fantastic place with hills on three sides.
Mahape landscape
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Mahape hills seen with Julius and Mr Das in the foreground searching for flowers and caterpillars on the ground :-)
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An interesting looking insects on a plant mostly Kala kuda on the hill slopes of Mahape.
These had some hairy looking substance on its back. There were around 20-25 of these.
The green part were wing like structures as it was flapping it.
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Another interesting insects. They looked like spider at the first sight but they had antlers.
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Black coloured moth caterpillars
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Caterpillar of the small blue
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Pupa of the above caterpillar
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Food plant of the small blue
(mostly depending on id of above caterpillar)
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Small blue butterfly
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Paddy field pipit
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One of the Mallow family flower (the family to which wild bhindi belongs)
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Common Immigrant life stages
One of the caterpillars on the left bottom side is just pupating.
The plant is the food plant of the common immigrant.
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A beautiful day flying Moth
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Grass Yellow Caterpillar
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Lichen growing on a rock
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Eggs of some insect or vasp
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Unknown bug
But it was very huge and it was looking wonderful
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A stick insect
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Caterpillar of an unknown moth
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