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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted in my garden in Tamil Nadu, India

Notes:

This is one of the Blue Tigers, Tirumala septentrionis or Tirumala limniace, but i can't yet tell the difference. It was a much brighter blue than the other ones I have seen in my garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Dakhan dark blue tiger

Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (12)
ChimeTsetan
why don't you compare your spotting with Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace) ,,, it may match :)
Ashish
Add him in your Facebook friends.
pamsai
Ashish, "Only Isaac Kehimkar can confirm... He is most expert in India." How do I get in touch with him?
pamsai
Thanks Atul. Seems like there is a bit of competition going on here. So far 5 different possible ID's! It's just so much brighter in colour than the other Blue Tigers I have seen in my garden.
Atul
lovely spot ! for me it is The Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace).
pamsai
thanks a lot Ashish. How do I get in touch with Isaac Kehimkar? Is he a projectNoah ranger? I just saw another similar one this morning. It's flying pattern seemed different, it was closer to the ground, landing on lower bushes. And not nearly so blue. Unfortunately didn't have my camera with me. Battery was recharging!
Ashish
But my first choice is Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentrionis)
Ashish
May be Nilgiri Tiger (Parantica nilgiriensis) or Chestnut Tiger (Parantica sita) as their ventral view is more Blue I am not yet confirm which one it is... Only Isaac Kehimkar can confirm... He is most expert in India.
pamsai
Now I have a new ID for this one, to add to the others... HELP! either one of the Tirumala Tigers or Dark Blue Glassy Tiger I have been bouncing back and forth in Wikipedia. Very difficult for me to distinguish between them
Ashish
Look alike Dark Blue Glassy Tiger

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Tamil Nadu Biodiversity
Mission
Butterflies of Tamil Nadu
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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