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Glassy Tiger

Parantica aglea

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly with black and white markings.

Habitat:

On Indian Heliotrope plant.

Notes:

There were three different species of butterflies on the plant at the same time. There was one which had blue markings instead of white but was otherwise very similar. The blue one is Tirumala limniace, no doubt.

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Parantica aglea

Species ID Suggestions

Blue Tiger

Tirumala limniace

Reference Link
NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (2)
NuwanChathuranga
Blue Tiger is not dimorphic, however this is a male butterfly (only the male having a scent- patch). color can be variable as in these pictures http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/116-tirumala/tirumala-limniace
SukanyaDatta
NuwanChathuranga The colouration of this butterfly is white and black. I have a picture of a Blue Tiger too...it is distinctly blue. Is it dimorphic???

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