This was the first Nilgiri clouded yellow I saw - at Ooty, in the Nilgiri Hills, the day we arrived. I had particularly wanted to find the species as it is endemic to the region and the Nilgiri Hills have special associations for me. As it turned out, it was quite a common species there, though never easy to photograph.

This is a third female, taken in bright morning sunlight in Ooty.

Finally, this is a male rather late in the evening on a cloudy day - not good for photography but good for being able to get close to these very mobile butterflies. It was resting in a churchyard.