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Striped Tiger Butterfly (6)
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![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 31 W: 0 N: 36]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (258) | First photo from Bangalore. I see lot of butterflies in Bangalore compared to Hyderabad :). This was taken near the hotel where I am put up temporarily.
More info on Striped Tiger Butterfly from Wikipedia:
The Common Tiger (Danaus genutia) is one of the common butterflies of India. It belongs to the "Crows and Tigers", that is, the danainae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family. The butterfly is also called Striped Tiger in India.
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.
While it is a strong flier, it never flies rapidly or high. It has stronger and faster strokes than the Plain Tiger. The butterfly ranges forth in search of its host and nectar plants. It visits gardens where it nectars on the flowers of Adelocaryum, Cosmos, Celosia, Lantana, Zinnia and similar flowers. |
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