Photos / Sounds

What

Plain Tiger Butterfly (Danaus chrysippus)

Observer

selvamurugam

Date

September 23, 2023 09:57 AM IST

Photos / Sounds

What

Grey Swallowtail Moth (Micronia aculeata)

Observer

selvamurugam

Date

June 11, 2023 08:05 AM IST

Description

Its wingspan is 42-50 mm. Head, chest, and midsection white with a fuscous hint. Wings white, firmly striated with fuscous; to some degree not well characterized antemedial, average, and postmedial fuscous sideways groups; a fine peripheral line and dark spot at base of tail of hindwing. Underside white or fuscous. . Palpi are porrect, thin and rather lengthy. Receiving wires thickened and smoothed. Front wing with the intense costa curved towards pinnacle. Be that as it may, the external edge is straight . The lifecycle lasts for about 65-90 days, with the female adult moths living for about 30 days and potentially laying up to 300 eggs. The larvae that hatch from the eggs do the damage, as the adult moths themselves, known as 'millers', pose no threat to your knitwear. Life-range: grown-up lives for one month. Food: caterpillars will just eat the foliage of a gathering of plants called umbellifers - a gathering that incorporates carrot, fennel and angelica, however they show an undeniable inclination for milk parsley. Grown-ups feed on nectar from different blossoms.