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Tirumala limniace, also called the blue tiger, is one of the common butterflies found in India. It belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the Danainae group of the brush-footed butterfly family. It is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 90 to 100 millimetres, with the males being smaller than the females. The upper side of the wing is dark brown to black and patterned with bluish-white, semi-transparent spots and lines. The blue of the bluish-white spots consists of the pigment called pterobilin.
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