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പൂമ്പാറ്റ Plain Tiger - Danaus chrysippus
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Plain Tiger, a very active Indian butterfly, belongs to the genus Danaus. The African Monarch and the African Queen are its other two names.
The butterfly is a very fast flier and found in the deserts and in the hills up to an altitude of 3000 m. It flaps its wings in a rolling fashion and remains in air for substantially long time. Plain Tiger is fond of flowers of lantana, fiddle-leaved jatropha, Ceylon carissa, common zinnia, celosia pyramidalis, Aztec marigold, sunflower, bachelor's button, sweet sultan and floss flower.
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2010
പൂമ്പാറ്റ Common Crow - Euploea core
