Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Danaus genutia genutia (Cramer, [1779]) Malayalam Name  : വരയൻ കടുവ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Danainae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                   Pe STATUS:    No HABITAT This butterfly occurs in scrub jungles, fallowland adjacent to habitation, dry and moist deciduous forests, preferring areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Also occurs in degraded hill slopes and ridges, both, bare or denuded, and, those covered with secondary growth HABITS Members of this genus are leathery, tough to kill and fake death. Since they are unpleasant to smell and taste, they are soon released by the predators, recover and fly off soon thereafter. The butterfly sequesters toxins from plants of the family  Asclepiadaceae . The butterflies also congregate with othe...

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)  എരുക്കുതപ്പി Malayalam Name  : എരുക്കുതപ്പി/ നാട്ടുകടുവ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Danainae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                    medium-sized  butterfly  widespread in  Asia ,  Australia  and  Africa STATUS:    HABITAT The plain tiger prefers  arid , open areas, and is found in a variety of habitats, including  deserts ,  mountains ,  deciduous  forests, and human-tended  gardens  in cities and parks. It is comfortable at altitudes ranging from sea level to around 1,500 m  HABITS Danainae primarily consume plants in the genus  Asclepias , more commonly called milkweed. Milkweed contains toxic compounds,  card...