''Tanaecia julii'', the common earl, is a species of
nymphalid
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
found in
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
and
South-East Asia.
"''Tanaecia'' Butler, [1869]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Gallery
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Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 6104.jpg, At Samsing
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 6073.jpg, At Samsing
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 6046.jpg, At Samsing
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5547.jpg, At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri district () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj.
The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of No ...
of West Bengal
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5541.jpg, At Jayanti
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5539.jpg, At Jayanti
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5538.jpg, At Jayanti
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5520.jpg, At Jayanti
Image:Common Earl (Tanaecia julii) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5519.jpg, At Jayanti
See also
* List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
References
Tanaecia
Butterflies of Asia
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