Parantica aglea
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Parantica aglea

Parantica aglea, the glassy tiger, is a butterfly found in Indomalayan realm that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family.

Appearance

Two subspecies are recognized but neither form is constant either in markings or in habitat. In the British Museum collection there are specimens of true Parantica aglea aglea from Myanmar, and others, inseparable from typical Parantica aglea melanoides, from Mysore.

Distribution

Geography

Subspecies Parantica aglea aglea: Sri Lanka, the Western Ghats north to Pune and the Niligiris.Subspecies Parantica aglea melanoides: the Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal; Sylhet; Assam; Cachar; Chittagong; Arrakan; Burma and Tenasserim.

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Western Ghats, north-east India, Sri Lanka and Malay peninsula.

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References

1. Parantica aglea Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parantica_aglea

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