Taken over by moths
One late December evening we returned to our base at Saiha. The morning next as we shuffled between resting and getting the base in order we saw moths having taken over the place. One, two and the count went up till 18 different species or should I say differently appearing moths as I walked around the place. Fatigue of 14 hour sumo ride of the earlier day vanished and I was climbing tables and chairs to click their images. Some on the ground and some up near the tube-light. It was as if we had let out the place to them for the three weeks that we were out. It appears as mind boggling now as it was then! My awareness on moths then was at best pathetic and I was keen to know of them! There hasn't been any significant change in my awareness levels since then either. Attempts to get help with identification proved difficult. Responses ranged from 'I know only butterflies and not moths' to 'email silences' and I gave up after a while. Getting in touch with Gee...