Yashodan, yes, this is a Dark Blue Tiger, indeed; a male. Compare your picture at:
http://ifoundbutterflies.org/110-danaini/tirumala-and-parantica The last picture may be particularly useful to you. With best wishes, Krushnamegh. ------------------------------------------------- Krushnamegh Kunte, PhD Post-doctoral Research Fellow FAS Center for Systems Biology Harvard University 52 Oxford St., Northwest Lab Room 458.40-3 Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Ph: (617) 496-0078, Cell: (512) 577-1370, Fax: (617) 495-2196 Email: [email protected] Website: http://biodiversitylab.org/ Indian Foundation for Butterflies: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/ IFB email: [email protected] ________________________________ From: Yashodan Heblekar <[email protected]> Reply-To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:22:45 -0400 To: butterflyindia <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Butterflies Day! A Dark Blue Tiger ( ? please confirm ) found at our conservatory. Rgds Yashodan Heblekar From: Kishen Das <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 9:50 PM Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Butterflies Day! Do you have more photos that shows Dark Blue Tigers clearly ? Were there lot of them ? Thanks, Kishen On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:45 PM, HARI IYER <[email protected]> wrote: Striped tigers & a Dark Blue Tiger >From Thane, Maharashyra on 17.10.2011 -- Enjoy
