Migration of butterflies from India to Sri Lanka - crimson rose butterflies

Crimson Rose migrating from Rameswaram to Sri Lanka over Sea
The butterfly, Crimson Rose, is an attractive big butterfly with black, white, and crimson colours on its wings and body, and belongs to the family called Swallowtails (Papilionidae).
We Witnessed this act recently in Dhanush Kodi where thousands of migrating butterflies were following the beach and flying into the ocean towards Sri Lanka. One by one, the butterflies were using the coastline like a predetermined path and continued their journey. The most interesting and visually stunning aspect of this migration was that the butterflies were making small pit stops on flowering plants on the beach to fuel their journey. While they could spot them using beach Ipomea flowers and Half leaf flowers, the grandest gathering happened in a Calotropis gigantea plant. It was the sole plant in the vicinity and the butterflies were attracted towards the flowers like magnets. Each one of the butterflies spent only about 30 seconds on Nectaring and then continued their journey. They were so focused on their journey that they were flying right into my face to reach the plant. It was a mesmerizing sight for us! We could not stop to wonder the importance of this little fuel stop as this could mean the difference between a successful crossing or fatal ocean tragedy. This gathering just showed the importance of native beach vegetation in the journey of a butterfly and the importance of protecting the beaches in their original pristine form.
Certain butterfly species in Tamil Nadu are known for their migration, in response to the climate and food availability. Migration by Tigers and Crows from the sub-family Danainae of Nymphalidae are known to migrate just before the onset of Southwest and Northeast monsoons from the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghats and Plains, and vice versa. Butterfly species like Common Emigrant, Common Albatross and Lime Butterfly are also known to undertake migration on large scale.
Crimson Rose is known to migrate along the coast, inland and crossing sea often. Crimson Roses crossing sea from Rameswaram is reported earlier and their presence in the Sri Lanka land. The current observation is significant since the magnitude of migration is clearly observed and reported including the food stop, they undertook. The team also observed similar phenomenon, but at a lower scale from Kanyakumari coastal lines too.
Butterfly Migration related information can be reported to TNBS ([e-mail]) and Butterfly Migration India ([phone]) groups.
News article on the butterfly migration:
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
www.hindutamil.in/news/tamiln...
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[@shwethamaddela4253]

Nice video

[@KNFngo]

Thanks

[@sadheeskumark3662]

Beautiful 😍

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Thank you! 😊

[@pangopinathan]

Beautiful video

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Thanks

[@knsudhindra007]

Was lucky enough to experience them in real 🦋

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Yes 😍

[@shivasundari2183]

Azhagu 😍. Erukkam Poo Mela Pattaam Poochi Iruppathu Innum Azhagu😍👌🏼👍🏼

[@adyasangeevlogs]

Wow!! Amazingly beautiful. You are doing great job for a nature lover like me. ❤️❤️❤️

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Thank you so much 😀

[@christopherroyluna2877]

Aside from the music , were those chirps coming from the butterflies?

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No ☺️