Mimic Tiger on Peregrina

Back lighted butterfly, a Common Mime, Chilasa clytia clytia, foraging on a peregrina cluster early in the morning. The butterfly mimics the distasteful Danainae species for protection against predators. When it flutters around flowers, feeding, it mimics the slow and graceful flight of the Blue Glassy Tiger and Dark Glassy Tiger to fool predators into thinking that it is one of the distasteful species.

View Full Image on Dreamstime

Keywords: backlight bokeh butterfly chilasa clytia common flower foraging insect integerrima jatropha light mime morning peregrina rim spicy stalk thread wed

Username: Espion

Editorial: No

Width: 2226 pixels

Height: 2226 pixels

Downloads: 3

Image ID: 3181894