Whispering....breathtaking beauty of 100s Green butterflies at Simlipal National Park Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. India.

These butterflies can be found at the end of March, the flight time usually extend until the end of June, but sometime they were seen in July and early August.They never rest with their wings open, in order to keep their green camouflage.The males show a territorial Behavior.

The eggs are laid singly.The caterpillars are not known to be tended by ants like some lycid larvae but the pupae, which are formed at ground level, emit squeaks which attract ants and it is thought that ants will always bury any that are found. Green hairstreaks overwinter as pupae and are univoltine, having one generation of adult butterflies per year.