Nilgiri Tiger

Parantica nilgiriensis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Parantica nilgiriensis, the Nilgiri tiger, is a butterfly found in the Western Ghats of India south of the Konkan. It belongs to the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Parantica nilgiriensis is a near-threatened (IUCN 2.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Nilgiri Tiger

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