Description

• Common Name : Striped Tiger
• Scientific Name : Danaus genutia (Cramer)
• Family : NYMPHALIDAE
• Wingspan : 72-100mm
• Colour : Orange with black stripes.
• Habit : More common where rainfall is abundant; prefers forest edges and scrub jungle. Strong flier, feeds from the flowers of Lantana, Celosia, Cosmos, Zinnia and many others.
• Larval Host Plants : Tylophora tenuis, Marsdenia tomentosa, Asclepias curassavica, Ceropegia lawii and many other plants belonging to Asclepiadaceae
• Location : Throughout West Bengal

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