White Tiger Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Danaus melanippus
Family : Danaidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : All types of wildlife habitat
Description : Overall black with white spots. Forewing has a central red area with thick black veins and white spots close to the upper margin of the forewings. Hindwing has broad white spots. Both wings have two rows of small white spots along their posterior margins. Underside of a similar pattern, but the hindwing is mostly white.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Acraea terpsicore
(Tawny Coster) -
Euploea mulciber
(Stripped Blue Crow) -
Stichophthalma camadeva
(Northern Jungle queen) -
Parantica melaneus
(ChocolateTiger) -
Tirumala limniace
(Blue Tiger) -
Thaumantis diores
(Jungleglory) -
Euploea midamus
(Spotted Blue Crow) -
Discophora timora
(Great Duffer) -
Euploea sylvester
(Double-branded Crow)
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Kunte, K. 2020.. Butterflies of India, v. 2.90. Indian Foundation for Butterflies;photo credit:djhiker(www.inaturalist.org/people/djhiker),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Kunte, K. 2020.. Butterflies of India, v. 2.90. Indian Foundation for Butterflies;photo credit:djhiker(www.inaturalist.org/people/djhiker),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.