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Beautiful Monarch
Tirumala formosa
Tirumala formosa, the forest monarch or beautiful tiger, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
From the article Tirumala formosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Tirumala formosa has a wingspan reaching about 75–85 millimetres (3.0–3.3 in). The uppersides of the forewings are black with several white spots and a reddish-brown basal area. The uppersides of the hindwings are black, with a series of small white spots and a large hyaline basal area. The body is black with white spots. The undersides of the wings are similar to the uppersides, but the colours are paler. This species is mimicked (Batesian mimicry) by the Kenyan forms of the regal swallowtail (Papilio rex). The larvae feed on Secamone - S. micrandra, S. platystigma, S. punctulosa, S. zambesiaca and Periploca linearifolia.
Range & habitat
Tirumala formosa can be found in tropical Africa (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 360069.