Common Crow Butterfly (Euploea core)

The common crow (Euploea core) is a common butterfly found in South Asia to Australia. In Australia it is sometimes referred as the Australian crow. It belongs to the crows and tigers subfamily Danainae (Danaini tribe) of Family Nymphalidae.

This chrysalis or pupa I photographed in Bangalore, India just looked like a pure gold pendent, though the beauty is difficult to capture in camera.
















References:

• Euploea core (Wikipedia)
• Euploea core (Butterflies of India)

Grasshopper Acrida exaltata

Acrida exaltata is a member of the genus Acrida of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species, which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous, and are a well known pest of many agricultural crops.

Acrida exaltata is described from Sri Lanka and has been recorded from India, Afghanistan and Yemen.

I met this one in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.