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Orange-spotted Tiger and its eggs

Mechanitis polymnia casabranca

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Orange-spotted Tiger

Mechanitis polymnia casabranca

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Ashish
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bayucca
It is usually not possible to distinguish male and female without having seen the female laying eggs or a distinctive sexual diphormism (might be a spot, stripe etc.) or some special behaviour i. e. observing male Heliconius charitonia (Zebra Longwing) (and some other Heliconius sp. and maybe other butterflies) inseminating a female pupae (do not ask me how he knows that in the pupa is a female...). Or you need the native specimen.
Ashish
There is White spot on Black tip of this specie for male only in ventral view... Following website... leftside Female and rightside Male.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/flaviocb/3153548725/
Ashish
Yes its female in spotting... Here is male... http://www.flickriver.com/photos/flaviocb/3154376880/
Ashish
Hmmm.. May be wrong comment ... I refer it from other site..Checking..
Ashish
Hmmm... If you know where this plant is just check whether it is in Salanaceae family herb like Nightshade, Potato, Tomato, Brinjal, Eggplant..!! Reference link says this butterfly lays eggs on this family plant's leafs on upper side.
rubens.luciano
Forgot the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flaviocb/3153548725/
rubens.luciano
Ashish, how do you know this is a male ? I saw it putting the eggs. Here is a picture of a male and a female mating, and I really could not see the difference between them.
rubens.luciano
Ashis, thanks for the reference site in portuguese. I didn't know it. Vey nice descriptions and pictures.
Ashish
Which plant it is.. Solanaceae family...? Hope you checked site in suggestion...
Ashish
This is male of this specie... Look like careful father...
Ashish
Welcome... Rubens... I want to use local website than Wiki... for accurate specie... Referred link is like a Encyclopedia.. Hope you like that link..!!!
rubens.luciano
I think you are right Ashish. Mechanitis polymnia. It stays around a passion fruit vine all the day, but this eggs were put in another plant.
Ashish
This is in Danainae a sub-family from brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Atul
fantastic Rubens looks like a Longwing or a Tigerwing not sure
Ashish
Is it...?? http://tolweb.org/Mechanitis_polymnia/72308
Ashish
Great work.. Rubens... Great spotting..!!

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