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Dark Blue Tiger

Tirumala septentrionis

Description:

It flies at all heights, but mostly above ten to fifteen feet above ground. It has a characteristic slow meandering flight and moves forward with a few wing beats followed by a spell of gliding. The wings are held in a 'V' shaped angle during the glide. It is often encountered feeding on flowers in this case Lantana

Habitat:

first time seeing in my garden

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3 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks James, DrNamgyal
@DrNamgyal, it could be a glassy tiger or similar

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Just grand! By the way Nuwan I've similar one but only with white stripes, not blue.

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Beautiful

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Oct 28, 2014
Submitted on Oct 28, 2014

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