Common Butterflies of Sri Lanka
Common Butterflies of Sri Lanka
Common Butterflies of Sri Lanka
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Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace<br />
Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea<br />
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LC<br />
Nymphalidae<br />
Female<br />
The sexes are similar in pattern and size. The pattern is similar on both wing surfaces.<br />
The upper surface <strong>of</strong> both its wings is black with blue markings. Its underside is<br />
much lighter in both background colour and markings. The forewing cell has a basal<br />
streak and an irregular distal spot. The patch below the cell is large and irregular, and<br />
occasionally separates out into parts. The hind wing cell is almost blue, leaving very<br />
little black. There is a line along the basal part <strong>of</strong> the second and third vein <strong>of</strong> the<br />
hind wing, which forms a ‘
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