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Parantica aglea melanoides

Parantica aglea melanoides  (Moore, 1883)

Glassy Tiger

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
​Genus: Parantica
Species: aglea
Subspecies: ​melanoides


  • Common name: Glassy Tiger
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อลายเสือขีดยาว
  • Distribution: Kashmir to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, China, Langkawi, W. Malaysia (Kedah).
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai, Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Parantica aglea melanoides from Thailand.
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Parantica aglea melanoides (Moore, 1883) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum November
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Parantica aglea melanoides (Moore, 1883) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum November
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Parantica aglea melanoides (Moore, 1883) Chiang Mai
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Parantica aglea melanoides (Moore, 1883) Chiang Mai
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Parantica aglea melanoides (Moore, 1883) Chiang Mai

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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