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Ejemplar recién emergido, hembra, una gozada de especie, en Canarias la encontramos en varios barrancos de Fuerteventura en los que se alimenta de Calotropis procera, en otras islas como Tenerife y la Palma lo hace de Ceropegia, una planta conocida localmente como cardoncillo, en Gran Canaria no se encuentra habitualmente, viéndose individuos procedentes de migraciones de África periódicamente.
Tithorea are large butterflies. They often fly in sunny glades where they can easily be confused with Heliconius ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae and legs.
Tithorea antennae are very gradually tapered, cream in color, and drooping. In Pieridae they are parallel along the stalk, with a strongly clubbed tip. Notice the long tapering golden antennae of this tiger-like Tithoria harmonia.
Also look at their legs. Ithomiines, Heliconiines and Nymphalines (which includes Tithoria harmonia) have only 2 pairs of functioning legs. In the Ithomiines these are long, giving the impression of a butterfly on stilts. Papilionidae and Pieridae have 3 pairs of functioning legs.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the most common and widespread of the toxic "tiger" species, found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing, Harmonia Tiger
Nymphalidae
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
I love the orange veins and white dots and dashes on the wings of this tiger butterfly. Tithorea are large butterflies which fly in sunny glades where they are easily confused with Heliconius such as ismenius, numata or hecale. The easiest way to distinguish Tithorea from their mimics is to examine the antennae. Tithorea antennae are gradually tapered, cream colored and drooping.
Tithorea harmonia is one of the most common and widespread of the toxic "tiger" species found from Mexico to the southern Amazon. There are 26 named subspecies.
Tithorea harmonia, Harmonia Tiger-wing or Harmonia Tiger
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
This pair of Danaus Chrysippus (Tiger Butterfly), the first one we photographed this year, made it very difficult for us to get it. It took a tremendous amount of scratching to get to this shot and they didn't give me any other option to get closer or change angle. A moment later they flew to the other side of the wall of vegetation that we had crossed with great difficulty to get to them and it was impossible to see them again. Despite everything I think the result is quite good. We will try again (see larger image)
Esta pareja de Danaus Chrysippus (Mariposa Tigre), la primera que fotografiamos este año, nos lo puso muy difícil para conseguirlo. Costó un montón tremendo de arañazos llegar hasta esta toma y no me dieron ninguna opción más de acercarme o cambiar de ángulo. Un momento después volaron al otro lado de la muralla de vegetación que habíamos atravesado con suma dificultad para llegar a ellos y fue imposible volver a verlos. A pesar de todo creo que el resultado es bastante bueno. Volveremos a intentarlo (ver en grande)
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Eastern tiger swallowtails are our largest butterfly here in the Northeast. This gorgeous female is even wearing a lovely fur coat which actually serves the double purpose of keeping her warm when temps drop and keeping out too much heat. She visited my garden this summer almost every day for several weeks.
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Tiger butterfly on Lantana flowers (see large)
Mariposa tigre sobre flores de Lantana o Gitanilla (ver en grande)
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Two pairs of Danaus Chrysippus, better known as Tiger Butterflies, photographed from different angles at the most important moment of their lives: creating offspring. The male always sits on top and the female hangs below, attached by the abdomen to her partner (see larger image).
Dos parejas de Danaus Chrysippus, más conocidas como Mariposas Tigre, fotografiadas desde diferentes ángulos en el momento más importante de sus vidas: crear una descendencia. El macho siempre se coloca arriba y la hembra cuelga debajo, unida por el abdomen a su pareja (ver en grande).
Was out looking for birds as usual, got this 'Basking Beauty' instead - not bad at all , if I may say so myself ! : ) : )
While the 2 Plain Tiger butterflies (Danaus chrysippus) were perched in the tip of the twigs, the third one is trying to locate a perch for itself. It tried to even shoo off the top butterfly, but in vain.
This is a common occurrence in the evenings towards dusk, since the butterflies are looking for a spot to rest through the night.
The milkweed plant is suffering attack by the The Plain Tigers (Danaus chrysippus) or African Monarch.
Notice the golden clubs on its antennae and white stripes and dots on the wings.
The Tiger Longwing, Hecale Longwing, Golden Longwing, or Golden Heliconian (Heliconius hecale) is a longwing butterfly that lives from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Usually when I have photographed this butterfly, the wings are tattered. However, this one was perfect and relaxed on this morning.
Its arching black proboscis is inserted in a red Porterweed flower.
Heliconians live far longer than most butterflies because of their ability to externally ingest pollen on their proboscis. Instead of two or three weeks, they can live up to 9 months!
The Tiger Longwing, Hecale Longwing, Golden Longwing, or Golden Heliconian (Heliconius hecale) is a Heliconiid butterfly that occurs from Mexico to the Peruvian Amazon.
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Lovely male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on my Buddelia on Forsythia Hill in Charlottesville VA When u see a black Eastern, it's always a female. The yellows can be either sex. This is a male because there is no blue along the tips.
This tiger butterfly was following me the whole day! On my hands...on my hair...it wouldn't go away! :-)
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Fields of gold and beautiful light...
Long hot days and firefly nights...
Nature singing so loud and so sweet...
Your ice cream cones melting no matter how fast you eat...
Just when your so hot you miss Winter's freeze...
Out of nowhere comes a most refreshing breeze...
Summer is wonderful and it's beauty is true...
As this butterfly can tell you dancing on this flower against the blue...
~Wishing everyone a most beautiful Summer with ice cream drips and all!~ :)
The Glassy Tiger (Parantica aglea) is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
Spotted from Mhadei WLS Goa
Please read : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parantica_aglea for more info
Found a Plain Tiger butterfly sucking nectar from many flowers that were present in the same branch. Please enjoy the video in Full HD mode. There is no audio.
As the butterfly drinks nectar out of flowers using its straw like tongue, the brush feet gathers pollen and ensures entomophily type of pollination (love spread through insects).
From Wikipedia: "Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger or African monarch, is a medium-sized, butterfly widespread in Asia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae."
The Ismenius Tiger or Tiger Heliconian (Heliconius ismenius) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family found in Central America and northern South America. They are highly populous as south as Ecuador and Venezuela and as north as southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. The H. ismenius are more commonly called the tiger-striped long wing butterfly. The H. ismenius’s nickname is blatantly derived from its long butterfly wing structure as well as the beautiful burnt orange and black stripes, which resemble the stripes of a tiger coat.
Heliconius ismenius
Pink Pentas
Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL