Magnificent world of butterflies-3
Jun 26, 2018 • 12:49 AM UTC
Unknown Location
140x Magnification
Microorganisms
Jasdeep singh
Learn about the author...
9posts
6comments
1locations
View in Media Gallery
Plain tiger butterfly is a commonly seen butterfly in Nangal region and it is in abundance here.During my field visit ,i collected wing of this butterfly which was lying on the ground and observed it under foldscope.
View in Media Gallery
1. Plain tiger butterfly sucking nectar from the Ageratum plant( billy goat weed plant ) and hence also doing pollination.
View in Media Gallery
2. Wing of dead plain tiger butterfly collected.
View in Media Gallery
3. Wing under foldscope.The yellow portion seen here is a part of vein of wing.Some of the scales are ruptured or already sheded as this wing was wet and very delicate during collection.
View in Media Gallery
4. Shiny wing scales overlapping with each other.
View in Media Gallery
5. Oval shaped scales with smooth margins at top.
View in Media Gallery
6. Wing scales zoomed.
View in Media Gallery
7. A scale displaced from its position and having pointed structures at its base.
View in Media Gallery
8. Black coloured scales showing wavy margins at their top. This post is open to read and review on The Winnower.
Sign in to commentNobody has commented yet... Share your thoughts with the author and start the discussion!
0 Applause
0 Comments
