Contribution and Photo credits
Deep Jyoti Roy, B. Sc 6th Semester Major,
Dept. of Zoology, Darrang College, Tezpur
Psyche. Leptosia nina
This is a small bright white butterfly
with a black border on the apex of its forewing. The only prominent mark is a
big black spot on the apical region of its forewing. The underside is dull
white speckled with pale grey scales and faint green striations. It has
a wingspan of 35-50 mm.
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Three-Spot Grass Yellow.
Eurema blanda
This is a bright yellow butterfly. On
the upper side, the anterior part of forewing has a broad outer black border.
The underside of both the wings are speckled with more or less well-defined
markings. On the cell of the forewing,
there are three spots which are the identifying characteristic of this species. It
has a wingspan of 40-50 mm.
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Common Mormon. Papilio polytes
It is a jet-black butterfly with a row of
white spots along the middle part of the hindwing. The margin of the forewing also
has a series of smaller white spots. The female has three forms – form
cyrus, form stichius, form romulus. The form cyrus resembles the male in
colouration with some indistinct red spots on the hind wing. The forms stichius
and romulus mimic the Common Rose and the Crimson Rose, respectively, but have
black bodies. It has a wingspan of 90- 100 mm.
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Images: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/603/Papilio-polytes
Common Crow. Euploea core
The common crow is a glossy – black
butterfly with brown undersides. On both the forewings and hindwings there are
a series of subterminal and terminal white spots. On the forewing the spots in
the subterminal region are more or less oval and curved inwards and those of
the terminal region are often incomplete. On the hindwing the spots in the
subterminal region are elongated and those of the terminal region are
conical. It has a wingspan of 80- 90 mm.
Plain Tiger. Danaus chrysippus
It is a medium-sized butterfly with
tawny (light brown to brownish-orange coloured) wings. The upperside is
brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the forewing is
black with a white band. The hindwing has three black spots in the center. The
wings are bordered in black and outlined with semicircular white spots.
It has a wingspan of about 7-8 cm.
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Reference
Kunte, K. (2000). India- A lifescape: Butterflies of Peninsular India.
Indian Academy of Science, Universities Press, Hyderabad, India.
