Hello everyone! Today I am going to share with you some pictures of a butterfly that I have taken in the evening.
This is a Plain-tiger butterfly that is toxic. Another butterfly that is 'Great egg fly' (female) mimic these butterflies to be safe from birds.
Plain-tiger has a black spot on both wings lacked by Great-egg fly.
Thanks for your time.
Utpal
Nice shots! What do you mean by toxic? Does it hurt humans if it gets in touch with the skin?
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Plain Tiger is able to use poisonous compounds, ingested from the host plant during its larval stage, as a form of defense. They also consume plants commonly known as milkweed. Milkweed contains toxic compounds. So, they are probably poisonous for birds or other animals who consume them.
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So as in toxic, would you recommend not eating the butterflies?
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