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Female Blue Glassy Tiger
Description
Wingspan 60-75 mm. The sexes are indistinguishable in flight. The small scent
patch on
vein 2 on the underside
of the hind wing distinguishes the male. Though not readily discernable in flight, the males
also have narrower forewing apices.
The upper side are a dull black with pale greenish blue
markings. The markings are large and streaky towards the base but progressively shorter
and narrower towards the outer margins.
On the under side, the ground colour is dull dark brown and its markings correspond to those on the
upper side. The
color of the markings on the forewing are pale greenish blue. Those on the hind
wing are light gray. These contrasting colors distinguishes it from all other blue
coloured tigers.
Similar species
Blue Tiger, Glassy Tiger, Dark Blue Tiger, Female Dark
Wanderer and Common
Mime. More
information.
Status, distribution and habitat
Strictly a butterfly of the wet zone below 1500 feet elevation. It
is restricted to a narrow strip of land on the south-west coast. Its
range extends not more than 30 miles inland, but is most
commonly found within five to ten miles of the coast. It is commonly seen at the Sinharajah
forest reserve.
Habits
Its habits are very similar to the Blue
Tiger.
More information about Danaids
Early stages
Unknown. I once observed a female oviposting on a vine that had milky
sap. I was unable to identify the plant but suspect that it was a member of the Apocyanaceae.
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