#3155 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Tawny Coster

🇳🇱 Acraea violae ·Acraea terpsicore

📍 Maharashtra Nature Park, Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi, opp. Bus Depot, Mahim Nature Park, Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400017, India
📍 Dr. Chintamani Deshmukh Garden Mahatma Phule Rd Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081 India
📍 52C8+JRV, Fatikroy, Tripura 799290, India
📍 Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra, India

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © samim.wildlife · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Ketan Aloni · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Md Jusri · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © big-simonchan · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Rohit · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. © chengailim · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Maharashtra Nature Park, Sion Bandra Link Road, Dharavi, opp. Bus Depot, Mahim Nature Park, Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400017, India:© Soham Gajre · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Dr. Chintamani Deshmukh Garden Mahatma Phule Rd Hanuman Chowk, Mulund East Mumbai, Maharashtra 400081 India:© Gaurav S. Soman. · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 52C8+JRV, Fatikroy, Tripura 799290, India:© Ujjal Kishor De · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra, India:© Aarti Sachin Soman · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

5 in), leathery, winged butterfly which is common in grassland and scrub habitats. It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterfly family. It has a weak fluttery flight. It is avoided by most insect predators. This species and the yellow coster ( Acraea issoria ) are the only two Indian representatives of the predominantly African tribe Acraeini.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 28,023iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).