Description

• Common Name : Blue Tiger
• Scientific Name : Tirumala limniace (Butler)
• Family : NYMPHALIDAE
• Wingspan : 90-100mm
• Colour : Dark brown to black with blue markings.
• Habit : Large, showy and slow-flying. Fond of wet soil and nectar. Relishes nectar from hedges of exotics such as Cosmos, Tagetes and Lantana. Wings are closed over the back while the butterfly feeds.
• Larval Host Plants : Calotropis gigantia, Tylophora indica, Asclepias curassavica
• Location : Throughout West Bengal