Striped tiger / Common tiger [Danaus genutia]

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Flora & Fauna

The Common tiger is one of the most common butterflies of India. It is also known as the Striped tiger in order to differentiate it from the Plain tiger, which is also common and similar to the Common tiger in appearance. The wingspan of the Common tiger is 70-95 mm. According to Wikipedia, “Members of this genus are leathery, tough to kill and fake death. Since they are unpleasant to smell and taste, they are soon released by the predators, recover and fly off soon thereafter.” The butterfly is known to sequester toxins from plants such as those from the Milkweed family. This serves as a defense mechanism against predators.

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Butterflies

Photograph ID:

001/0383/0025

Album ID:

0383

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.