Friday, September 26, 2014

Striped Tiger Butterfly

The Common Tiger (Danaus genutia) is one of the common butterflies of India. It belongs to the "Crows and Tigers", that is, the danainaegroup of the Brush-footed butterflies family. The butterfly is also called Striped Tiger in India to differentiate it from the equally common Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)

The Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe) is a butterfly belonging to the Pieridae family, that is the yellows and whites butterflies, found in the Indomalaya ecozone and Wallacea.

This species is found in much of South and Southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan

Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea)

The Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea) is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.