Blue Tiger Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Tirumala limniace
Family : Danaidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Plain land and hilly areas
Description : Black, with white or pale blue spots, both on the uperside of both pair of wings and on the underside. Thorax black with white spots. The dark areas on the wing surfaces are the heat absorption areas.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Euploea mulciber
(Stripped Blue Crow) -
Danaus melanippus
(White Tiger) -
Discophora timora
(Great Duffer) -
Parantica melaneus
(ChocolateTiger) -
Thaumantis diores
(Jungleglory) -
Euploea midamus
(Spotted Blue Crow) -
Acraea terpsicore
(Tawny Coster) -
Stichophthalma camadeva
(Northern Jungle queen) -
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, Varshney,R.K.;Smetacek,Peter(2015).A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Varshney,R.K.;Smetacek,Peter(2015).A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.