Tricoloured Pied Flat

The thirty-ninth butterfly in the 'butterflies from my garden' series is the Tricoloured Pied Flat ( Coladenia indrani ) 

Above is the underside of the butterfly.

Of the different flowers in our garden, the butterflies give the Roses, gladioli, dahlias, chrysanthemums and lilies a complete miss. They prefer the ixora's , cockscomb, marigolds and the plethora of weeds that exist.
A few also visit Curry plants, lime plant and false Ashoka tree.

Rice Swift

Like the name suggests, the Rice Swift ( Borbo cinnara ) is mostly found where rice is cultivated. This is again a small butterfly and I mostly spotted it when it was on flight.

One note of caution, many butterfly orders like this Borbo, cannot be truly identified just from photographs. They need a microscopic examination to correctly ascertain the right species. Hence we can assume it to be a rice swift or just consider it a representative sample of the Borbo.
The Rice Swift, prefers sunny open places, where it flies close to the ground, often settling down on plants to bask or feed on flowers. Flight is swift and rapid. Active from morning to late afternoon.

Commom Awl

The tenth butterfly in the series, is the Common Awl (Hasora badra). Not very common, but found thorough out India. 

This little butterfly, is active early in the morning and late in the evening. Hence, the flowers it perches on are covered with early morning dew- providing wonderful photo opportunities.
One of the quick way to identify this awl is by the spot, other awls have a white band instead of this spot.
This is one of the few butterflies that visits this lovely buttercup flower.