Plain tiger butterfly on Scarlet Milkweed flower

[mani nair]

Dear friends,

Sending photos of Plain tiger butterfly feeding on Scarlet Milkweed flower.  

This plant is also the food plant of the caterpillars of this butterfly.

Place :   Ovalekarwadi butterfly garden, Thane Dt. Maharashtra.

Date  :    12.12.10   10 a.m.

botanical name of the plant  : Asclepias curassavica 

family of the plant               :  Asclepiadaceae 

Habitat of the plant             : Cultivated

Regards,

Mani.

[Pankaj Kumar]

Nice pics. The plant now belongs to Apocynaceae.
Pankaj

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[tanay bose]

Nice composition of flowers and butterflies

tanay

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[mani nair]

Thanks Pankaj ji for the correct ID and Tanay ji for the appreciation.

Regards,

Mani.