Tirumala petiverana information

Tirumala petiverana
	Bobiri Forest, Ghana
	Feeding on sunflower nectar
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Tirumala
Species:	T. petiverana
Binomial name
	Tirumala petiverana; (Doubleday, [1847])
Synonyms
	Danais limniace var. petiverana Doubleday, [1847]; Tirumala leonora (Butler, 1866); Tirumala phrynichus Fruhstorfer, 1910; Tirumala septentrionides Stoneham, 1958;

Tirumala petiverana, the blue monarch, African blue tiger, or dappled monarch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa. Their habitat consists of Afromontane, lowland and riverine forests as well as moist savanna.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 60–75 mm. There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from February to May (with peaks in April) in Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Pergularia extensa, Pergularia daemia, Daemia, Hoya, and Marsdenia rubicunda.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Selb, H.E.T.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Tirumala petiverana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161322699A161322711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161322699A161322711.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^ Tirumala petiverana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[IUCN-1] Selb, H.E.T.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Tirumala petiverana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161322699A161322711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161322699A161322711.en. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[3] Tirumala petiverana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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