Glassy Tiger Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Parantica aglea
Family : Danaidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Jungles
Description : Butterfly black or dark-brown with broad white bands and middle-sized white spots. Smaller spots are present close to the margin. Forewing and hindwing almost identical. Upperside and underside very similar.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Euploea algea
(Long-branded Blue Crow) -
Euploea mulciber
(Stripped Blue Crow) -
Danaus genutia
(Striped Tiger) -
Euploea sylvester
(Double-branded Crow) -
Euploea midamus
(Spotted Blue Crow) -
Parantica melaneus
(ChocolateTiger) -
Danaus melanippus
(White Tiger) -
Discophora timora
(Great Duffer) -
Euploea crameri
(Sundarban Crow) -
Thaumantis diores
(Jungleglory)
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Varshney,R.K.;Smetacek,Peter(2015).A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.photo credit & copyright: Sabbir Hussain Khanmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Varshney,R.K.;Smetacek,Peter(2015).A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.photo credit & copyright: Sabbir Hussain Khanmore information please contact with us.