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Tirumala (genus)
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Tirumala is a genus of butterflies
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
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Species
- Tirumala formosa (Godman, 1880)
- Tirumala petiveranaTirumala petiveranaThe Blue Monarch, African Blue Tiger or Dappled Monarch is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of Afromontane, lowland and riverine forests....
(Doubleday, [1847]) - Tirumala gautamaTirumala gautamaThe Scarce Blue Tiger, Tirumala gautama, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:...
(Moore, 1877) - Tirumala euploeomorpha (Howarth, Kawazoé & Sibatani, 1976)
- Tirumala choaspes (Butler, 1866)
- Tirumala limniaceTirumala limniaceThe Blue Tiger is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family. This butterfly shows gregarious migratory behaviour in southern India.-Description:...
Cramer, [1775]) - Tirumala septentrionisTirumala septentrionisThe Dark Blue Tiger is a Danaid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia.-Description:Closely resembles Tirumala limniace, Cramer, but is always sufficiently distinct to be easily recognized, even on the wing. From T...
(Butler, 1874) - Tirumala hamata (MacLeay, 1826)
- Tirumala ishmoides Moore, 1883
- Tirumala albaTirumala albaTirumala alba is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to China.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
Chou & Gu, 1994