Tirumala petiverana

Tirumala petiverana
	Bobiri Forest, Ghana
	Feeding on sunflower nectar
Scientific classification
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 found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of Afromontane, lowland and riverine forests.^[1]

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 daemia, Daemia, Hoya, and .^[2]

References[]

^ 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

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 25

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

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

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