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Black-veined white on the red clover. Aporia crataegi, the black-veined white, is a large butterfly of the family Pieridae. A. crataegi is widespread and common. Its range extends from northwest Africa in the west to Transcaucasia and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Japan in the east. In the south, it is found in Turkey, Cyprus, Israel ...
Danaus melanippus hegesippus – black veined tiger; Euploea camaralzeman malayica – Malayan crow; Euploea crameri bremeri – spotted black crow; Euploea eyndhovii gardineri – striped black crow; Euploea midamus singapura – blue spotted crow; Euploea mulciber mulciber – striped blue crow; Euploea phaenareta castelnaui – king crow
A small butterfly, the green dragontail has a wingspan of 40 to 55 millimetres (1.6 to 2.2 in). It is basically black and white in colour scheme, it has a very large white-tipped tail, 25 to 40 millimetres (0.98 to 1.57 in) long.
The Apollo butterfly shows a great deal of individual variation in the appearance, with an evident colour polymorphism. These very large, beautiful and conspicuous white butterflies are decorated with five large black eyespots on the forewing and two bright red or sometimes orange eyespots on the hindwing. [7]
Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. [2] [3] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators
Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.Its range covers much of North America and some of Central America, including most of the eastern half of the US, the lower to middle Midwest, the Southwest (including most of California), southern Canada, and Mexico.
National Geographic Pictures of the Year: As one of the most respected and well-known organizations for nature photography, National Geographic began its “Pictures of the Year” contest in 2023. It invites photographers, both amateur and professional, to submit photos to compete in one of four categories: nature, people, places, and animals.
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape.