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Plain Tiger Caterpillar

Danaus chrysippus

Description:

First meal is the eggshell itself. Utilize mainly plants of family Apocynaceae, subfamily Asclepiadoideaesuch as Calotropis gigantea, Asclepias curassivica, Asclepias fulva, Tylophora spp,. Marsdenia, Pergularia etc.

Habitat:

scrub jungle

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3 Comments

srimanta
srimanta 10 years ago

excellent captured,,,, :)Sri

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Thank you DudleyVenner!

DudleyVenner
DudleyVenner 10 years ago

Very cool!

NuwanChathuranga
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NuwanChathuranga

උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Dec 15, 2013
Submitted on Dec 20, 2013

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