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Butterflies

Common
Wanderer

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Common Wanderer

Pareronia hippia

Upperside: ground-colour a clear pale blue of a much deeper tint; all the veins defined with black. Fore wing: costa broadly, apex and terminal margin very broadly black. Hind wing: dorsal and costal margins broadly whitish: terminal margin broadly black, especially at apex, the black area covered, except at the tornus, with specialised opaque-looking scales. Underside: paler blue, the terminal margins of the wings obscurely fuscous. Fore wing: the veins more or less broadly bordered with black. Hind wing: the subcostal vein and veins 6, 7, and 8 broadly, the rest of the veins very narrowly edged with black; a very fine black line in interspace 1.

Indian Wanderer

Regional Names
  • Marathi:
    भटक्या
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Taxanomy

LEPIDOPTERA
PIERIDAE
Pareronia hippia

Quick Facts
  • The male mimics Blue Tiger and female mimics the Glassy Tiger in appearance which are distasteful butterflies for predators. This gives protection against predators to both males and females.
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