The Dark Glassy Tiger

Parantica agleoides

Description

Parantica agleoides has bluish gray upperwings with black veins and edges, on the forewings there is a long pale line in space 11 and bluish gray spots in the cell divided by black longitudinal lines into 2 or 3 part. On the hindwing the black line in the cell is as wide as the bluish-gray patches on either side. The underside of the wing has the same pattern but in lighter color. The male butterfly has markings near the sub-tornal area of ​​the hind wings.

Larva: larvae of Parantica agleoides are cylindrical, dark-purple in color and their body is covered with a white row of dorsal, dorso-lateral, lateral and spiral spots. There are also dorso-lateral and spiracular lemon yellow spots. On the mesothorax there is a pair of long black horns, in the abdominal 8th segment there is a shorter horn protrusion.

Pupa: Pupa Parantica agleoides is shaped like a barrel, lime green with a transverse silvery stripe and a series of black dots on the underside. There are scattered silvery spots adorning the dorsum of the chest and wing pads, two pairs of broad black patches near the cremaster.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Wingspan from 60 – 75 mm.

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Nymphalidae

GENUS

:

Parantica

SPECIES

:

Parantica agleoides

Distribution

Parantica agleoides can be found in tropical rainforests, mangrove forests, coastal areas and parks.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Parantica agleoides can be found in India, Myanmar, Indomalaya to Java.

Habits and Lifestyle

Parantica agleoides have slow flight, prefer open but sheltered environments, often seen perching in trees for sunbathing. The male butterfly can pull out a pair of hair pencils when alert.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Parantica agleoides larvae feed on the young, tender leaves of Tylophora flexuosa in the early instar and change to broad and mature leaves at the next instar.

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Parantica agleoides reproduce by laying eggs (oviparous), the eggs are laid individually on the underside of young leaves or young shoot stems. The eggs are whitish in color, resembling a pointed rugby ball that stands at one end, has shallow transverse stripes.

Life cycle (Metamorfosis) :

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 3-4 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Khoon, S. 2010. A Field Guide to The Butterflies of Singapore. Ink On Paper Communications, Singapore.
  2. Tan, H. and Khoon, K.S. 2012. Caterpillars of Singapore’s Butterflies. National Park Board, Singapore.
  3. Life History of The Dark Glassy Tiger article 
  4. Parantica agleoides on Wikipedia article