Glassy Tiger

Parantica aglea or commonly known as glassy tigers are the butterflies with black ground color and bluish-white streaks and spots, belonging to the Danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies. They are one of the commonest tigers having Parantica aglea aglea & Parantica aglea melanoides as its two subspecies. These species are very common in Nepal and fly in India, Ceylon, Kashmir to Burma Thailand and Malaya. The split cells on the forewings are one of the significant features that makes them unique in terms of beauty and among other butterflies.