Tawny Coster Butterfly
The Tawny Coster
(Acraea terpsicore) is a small 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 sub-family Acraeinae.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Acraeinae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. terpsicore
موضوع: Tawny Coster Butterfly 
12/6/2011, 02:06
