Tirumala septentrionis | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Tirumalaseptentrionis,thedarkbluetiger,isadanaidbutterflyfoundintheIndiansubcontinentandSoutheastAsia.Contents.1Description;2Distribution ...

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Species of butterfly

Tirumala septentrionis, the dark blue tiger,[1][2] is a danaid butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[1][2]

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 semihyaline markings narrower, more distinct, and of a bluer tint, In the forewing, in interspace 1 the two streaks are narrower, never coalescent, the upper one forming an oval detached spot; the short streaks above vein 5 are outwardly never truncate, always acute. In the hindwing th...