THE HIGHLANDS

THE MIDELEVATION EVERGREEN FORESTS CAN BE ENCOUNTERD IN THE HIGH LANDS OF THE REGION (>1000 M ABOVE MSL).LOCALLY CALLED 'SHOLAS' , YOU CAN SEE THEM HAVING A DISTANT CONNECTION TO THE SHOLAS OF THE HIGHRANGES.THESE FORESTS ARE CHARACTERISED BY STUNTED VEGETATION.CONFINED TO THE VALLEYS OF HILLTOPS THESE ARE SEPARATED FROM NEARBY 'SHOLAS' BY MONTANE GRASSLANDS.THE SKIPPERS COMMONLY SEEN IN THIS REGION ARE THE HEDGEHOPPERS BARACHUS Sps GRASSDARTS TARACTROCERA Sps AND BRANDED SWIFTS PELOPIDAS Sps. WE HAVE ALSO REPORTED SIGHTINGS OF ARNETTA MERCARA THE COORG FOREST HOPPER AND HALPE SITALA THE SITALA ACE ,THE FIRST RECORDS OF THESE FROM ASHAMBU RANGES.