Malabar Tree Nymph
Idea malabarica Malayalam Name : വനദേവത Family : Nyphalidae Sub-family : Danaidae Tribe : Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION Western Ghats STATUS: The Malabar Tree Nymph was declared the state butterfly of Goa , HABITAT The HABITS Their flight is slow, weak and fluttery. They glide a lot, giving members of this genus the other name of paperkite . They often glide above the tree canopy but every now and then move lower down in forest openings. They are unpalatable like other members of the Danainae IDENTIFICATION FEATURES The Malabar tree nymph has a wingspan of 120–154 mm. It appears as a mostly white butterfly with black markings. Upperside semitransparent white, sometimes slightly infuscate with a powderin...