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Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) is an attractive moth found mainly on the Channel Islands, recently in some parts of south coast of England. It has also been spotted in parts of London.  Jersey Tiger is a daytime moth, can been seen feeding on various flowers and sometimes at night time in the well lit areas.  Jersey Tiger is also called Spanish Flag, and is the only lepidopteran which has been designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive in the European Union, as of 1992, which means areas in which it occurs can be declared Special Areas of Conservation. -- Ashutosh Jhureley  @BirdsAroundMe Unfinished List of Birds (पक्षियों की अपूर्ण सूची):  https://birds.rekabira.in/p/this-is-list-of-birds-i-clicked-since.html Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) Moth RSPB Rye Meads July 2022 Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) Moth RSPB Rye Meads July 2022 Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) Moth RSPB Rye Meads July 2022

The Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) is a species of large butterflies distributed widely in different countries of South and Southeast Asia. They belong to the family of ‘swallowtail’ butterflies and has 13 sub-species spread across it's range. Sexual diamorphism is distinctly present, males are dark-deep blue to black in color with some having red streaks on the fore-wings. Females are polymorphic and with different forms (mimetic) - atleast 26 forms have been recorded. -- Ashutosh Jhureley @BirdsAroundMe Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) Butterfly - Female Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) Butterfly - Male Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) Butterfly - Female Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) Butterfly - Female