Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger
Latin Name
๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ด
Taxa
Family
Nymphalidae
Habitats
Features
The upperwings are black-brown while the underwings are reddish brown. There are pale blue spots on both sides of the wings, in which the spot at the costa of each forewing is elogated V-shaped.
Behaviour
Cluster and travel to overwinter. Caterpillars feed on poisonous host plant Tylophora ovata.
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- Yiu, V. (Ed.) (2004).ใ้ฆๆธฏ่ง่ถๅ้่ง่ถๅฐๅใ[Hong Kong Butterfly Guide and Observation Sites]. Hong Kong Lepidopteristsโ Society and Hong Kong Discovery.
