Striped Tiger (Danaus genutia) in India

Photo by Atul

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Field Notes

Description:

One of the most common butterflies in India.The butterfly has tawny wings with veins marked with broad black bands. The margins of the wings are black with two rows of white spots. The underside of the wings resembles the upperside but is paler in colouration.

Habitat:

This butterfly occurs in scrub jungles, fallowland adjacent to habitation, dry and moist deciduous forests, preferring areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Also occurs in degraded hill slopes and ridges, both, bare or denuded, and, those covered with secondary growth.[

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Comments (23)

Atul

thanks Maithili and Sumukha

Sumukha Javagal

Wonderful series Atul...!

MaithiliSave

Nice clicks!!

Atul

Thanks Vijay for the complement , will definitely add it to this mission a much required mission :-)

YogeshSave

So Beautiful!!!!!!!!

vijaybarve

Beautiful images Atul. I have used it for ButterflyIndia mission. Please add you butterfly photos to http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12693052 thanks Vijay

Ashish

Male butterfly..

Atul

Thank you So much Veetorious and Katcuff !

KatCuff

Beautiful job!

Veetorious

Very nice capture of the colours!! : )

Atul

Thanks Jeanette!

SamanthaCraven

Gorgeous.