Project butterfly Mankulam Division

Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum Fruhstorfer, 1899 Malayalam Name  : കരിനീലക്കടുവ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Danainae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                    Indian subcontinent  and  Southeast Asia . STATUS:    No HABITAT The HABITS This species is one of the predominant species (78%) during the migratory season in southern India during which many species migrate. IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Closely resembles  Tirumala limniace , Cramer, but is always sufficiently distinct to be easily recognized, even on the wing. From  T. limniace  it differs on the upperside in the ground colour being darker and the semi hyaline  markings narrower, more distinct, and of a bluer tint, In the forewing, in interspace 1 the two s...

Tirumala limniace exoticus (Gmelin, 1790)  Malayalam Name  : നീല കടുവ Family  : Nyphalidae Sub-family              : Danainae Tribe                      :  Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION                      South Asia , and  Southeast Asia STATUS:    No HABITAT The HABITS T ts IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Tirumala limniace  is a small butterfly with wide wings. It has a wingspan of 90 to 100 millimeters, with the males being smaller than the females. The upper side of the wing is dark brown to black and patterned with bluish-white, semi-transparent spots and lines. [3]  The blue of the bluish-white spots consists of the pigment pterobilin. In general, all butterflies can directly absorb heat from the sun via their wings to facilitate autonomous flight. Studies on blue tiger but...