Tirumala limniace

Tirumala limniace

Blue Tiger

(Cramer, 1775) Catalogue of Life

GBIF observations
9,210 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
13,300 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
1 specimen
Description

Tirumala limniace, the blue tiger, is a species of butterfly found in South Asia, and Southeast Asia that belongs to the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. More specifically it is part of the crows and tigers or danaid group. This butterfly shows gregarious migratory behaviour in southern India. In some places, it may be found in congregations with Danaus genutia, Tirumala septentrionis, Euploea sylvester, Euploea core, Parantica aglea, and at high elevations, with Parantica nilgiriensis, on Crotalaria.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Legacy synonyms
tirumala limniace
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

+2 more recorded host plant(s)