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They have been transcribed as "orange-pekoe", "bo-ko-ta-ko", "crossword puzzle" or "one more bottle". In northern India, they can be locally common during the breeding season with densities estimated at a calling bird for every 2 km 2 (0.77 sq mi). [3] They feed on hairy caterpillars and other insects but sometimes take fruits. [3]
India is also known for its butterflies, such as lesser grass blue, common blue Apollo, common mime, common Mormon, and common Pierrot. The orchid mantis is an iconic mantis found in the Western Ghats of India. Laboratory stick insects and leaf insects are found in abundance.
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This List of ants of India is a list and index to the species of ants found in India. A-D. Acanthomyrmex luciolae Emery, 1893; Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Patanga succincta, the Bombay locust, is a species of locust found in India and southeast Asia. Usually a solitary insect, only in India has it has exhibited swarming behaviour . The last plague of this locust was in that country between 1901 and 1908 and there have not been any swarms since 1927.
The Indian flying fox is India's largest bat, [16] and one of the largest bats in the world, weighing up to 1.6 kg (3.5 lb). [17] Its body mass ranges from 0.6–1.6 kg (1.3–3.5 lb), and males are generally larger than females.
Therea petiveriana, variously called the desert cockroach, seven-spotted cockroach, domino cockroach, or Indian domino cockroach, is a species of crepuscular cockroach found in southern India. They are members of a basal group within the cockroaches.
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India . This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species belonging to 76–128 genera depending on taxonomy.