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Tirumala limniace
Upperside black with irregular pale blue streaks and marginal spots. Underside golden brown. FW with black basal area. One of the commonest butterflies in India, both in plains and in hills except the deserts and higher altitutes. A slow flier, flutters the wings majestically in the wooded places and hedges. While alighting on a flower, flutters its wings vigorously and while sipping nectar, keeps the wings spread motionless. Fond of flowers of pink Cocks’comb, Aztec Marigold, Lucerne, Lantana, Heliotrope, Sunnhemp etc.
Seen at Yogesh's Farm house.
Welcome Satyen. I was similar victim of referring wrong websites for confirming ID. Hope Atul also correct his ID of same cuty he spotted.
Thanks for confirming Nuwan. I was very confused until Agnes shared some sites with us.
This site includes ID key for male/female through hindwing underside (see most bottom picture): http://ifoundbutterflies.org/110-danaini....
Truly amazing Satyen.. How we wish all confusing siblings have this kind of site :)
Thanks for the link Agnes! I was following this conversation to try and learn more about these two butterflies but I was struggling with the lack of clear criteria.
Amazing detailed site. Thanks a lot for sharing Agnes. I will go with the blue tiger.
Found this site on the ID keys of the Blue Tiger and Dark Blue Tiger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakrishna.... Hope this helps.
SrinivasanVenkatesan you have referred correct ID but not match with this butterfly... kindly check Blue design on Black.... Upperwing showing totally different.
Do not see and compare same upperwing and underwing... separate them in your observation and compare... what I find wrong in my view when I wrongly ID it.
I'm confused Ashish. The link you provided shows a darker colour and could be Blue Tiger (The one blue tiger I've seen before: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127... ). Whereas the one that I have spotted is paler blue in colour and resembles the Dark Blue Tiger and not the Blue Tiger.
Spotted on Nov 18, 2012
Submitted on Nov 29, 2012
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