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Plain_Tiger_(Danaus_chrysippus)_08_Pupa_(2015.12.17).jpg

Plain_Tiger_(Danaus_chrysippus)_08_Pupa_(2015.12.17).jpg

Pookkottur, Brijesh. “Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus).” Wiki, 25 Dec. 2015, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Plain_Tiger_%28Danaus_chrysippus%29_08_Pupa_%282015.12.17%29.jpg.

Plain_Tiger_Danaus_chrysippus_Caterpillar_on_Calotropis_procera_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe.jpg

Plain_Tiger_Danaus_chrysippus_Caterpillar_on_Calotropis_procera_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe.jpg

Kasambe, Raju. “Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus Caterpillar on Calotropis procera.” W, 7 Aug. 2016, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Plain_Tiger_Danaus_chrysippus_Caterpillar_on_Calotropis_procera_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe.jpg.

Plain_Tiger_DSC_0733.jpg

Plain_Tiger_DSC_0733.jpg

K, Manoj. “Danaus chrysippus, From Adatt, Thrissur, Kerala.” Wikimedia Commons, 1 Dec. 2013, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Plain_Tiger_DSC_0733.JPG.

Calotropis_gigantea.jpg

Calotropis_gigantea.jpg

"Calotropis gigantea" © 2009 Jee & Rani Nature Photography is used here under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) or CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Orange_and_yellow_flowers.jpg

Orange_and_yellow_flowers.jpg

By Leon Brooks [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Starr_061105-1380_Citrus_aurantiifolia_edited.jpg

Starr_061105-1380_Citrus_aurantiifolia_edited.jpg

Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Peacock_Flower_or_Pride-of-Barbados_--_Caesalpinia_pulcherrima.jpg

Peacock_Flower_or_Pride-of-Barbados_--_Caesalpinia_pulcherrima.jpg

By i_am_jim (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blue_Snakeweed_(Stachytarpheta_indica)_1.jpg

Blue_Snakeweed_(Stachytarpheta_indica)_1.jpg

Mokkie. “Blue Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta indica) 1.” Wikimedia Commons, 25 Feb. 2014, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Blue_Snakeweed_%28Stachytarpheta_indica%29_1.jpg.

Lantana_flowers,_Cefalú,_Sicily,_It_(9452491724).jpg

Lantana_flowers,_Cefalú,_Sicily,_It_(9452491724).jpg

By l0da_ralta [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

butterfly-proboscis.jpg

butterfly-proboscis.jpg

Photo credit: Wordpress.com

Butterfly-Plain_Tiger.jpg

Butterfly-Plain_Tiger.jpg

By Vasukrishnan57 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

BLACK_NAPED_ORIOLE_(8553657586).jpg

BLACK_NAPED_ORIOLE_(8553657586).jpg

By cuatrok77 (BLACK NAPED ORIOLE Uploaded by Amada44) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Cinnyris_jugularis_male.jpg

Cinnyris_jugularis_male.jpg

By JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted_Dove_RWD3.jpg

Spotted_Dove_RWD3.jpg

By DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

Indian_Skink.jpg

Indian_Skink.jpg

By Desktopwallpapers [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Yellowventedbulbulbydexdroid1.jpg

Yellowventedbulbulbydexdroid1.jpg

DexDroid29. “Taken at Santa Maria, Bulacan using Nikon P500.” Wikimedia Commons, 11 Jan. 2017, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Yellowventedbulbulbydexdroid1.jpeg.

White_Collared_Kingfisher.jpg

White_Collared_Kingfisher.jpg

By Sumeet Moghe (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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By DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

Uraeotyphlus_narayani_habitus.jpg

Uraeotyphlus_narayani_habitus.jpg

By Venu Govindappa (Venu Govindappa) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Rufous-tailed_tailorbird.jpg

Rufous-tailed_tailorbird.jpg

By Rackk67 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

spider golden orb weaver with wanderer butterfly.jpg

spider golden orb weaver with wanderer butterfly.jpg

Danaus_erippus,_larva_(caterpillar).jpg

Danaus_erippus,_larva_(caterpillar).jpg

By Gabriela Ruellan (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

big-monarch-butterfly-population.jpg

big-monarch-butterfly-population.jpg

Taken by Hagerty Ryan, USFWS. Image is in public domain

Mantis_eating_a_Common_Bushbrown_butterfly.jpg

Mantis_eating_a_Common_Bushbrown_butterfly.jpg

"Mantis eating a Common Bushbrown butterfly" © 2012 Jee & Rani Nature Photography is used here under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Tagged_Closeup_3008px.jpg

Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Tagged_Closeup_3008px.jpg

© Derek Ramsey / derekramsey.com, via Wikimedia Commons

cocoon-butterfly-insect-animal-39610.jpg

cocoon-butterfly-insect-animal-39610.jpg

Source: pixabay.com; free for personal and commercial use

E3000_-_the_wings-become-windows_butterfly._(by-sa).jpg

E3000_-_the_wings-become-windows_butterfly._(by-sa).jpg

By Eddy Van 3000 from in Flanders fields - Belgiquistan - United Tribes ov Europe (the wings-become-windows butterfly.) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Apatura_eat_frog_2010_G2.jpg

Apatura_eat_frog_2010_G2.jpg

By George Chernilevsky (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Blue_Tiger.jpg

Blue_Tiger.jpg

By Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin from Chalakudy, India (Blue Tiger) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Butterfly_scale_pattern_(6293105393).jpg

Butterfly_scale_pattern_(6293105393).jpg

By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters (butterfly scale pattern Uploaded by Dolovis) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Butterfly-Newly_emerged.jpg

Butterfly-Newly_emerged.jpg

Aruna at Malayalam Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Drinking_Papilio_(7769210692).jpg

Drinking_Papilio_(7769210692).jpg

By Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russia (Drinking Papilio) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Lime_butterfly_(Papilio_demoleus_malayanus)_male_Changi_Point_S.jpg

Lime_butterfly_(Papilio_demoleus_malayanus)_male_Changi_Point_S.jpg

By Charlesjsharp (Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Pieris_rapae_head_Richard_Bartz.jpg

Pieris_rapae_head_Richard_Bartz.jpg

By This nice picture was realized by Richard Bartz aka Makro Freak by using a Canon EOS 400D Camera and a formidable Canon MP-E 65mm Lens (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

Papilio_machaon_-_Swallowtail_1.jpg

Papilio_machaon_-_Swallowtail_1.jpg

By Zeynel Cebeci (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

MonarchButterfly-5635.jpg

MonarchButterfly-5635.jpg

By Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) Email the author: David R. Tribble Also see my personal gallery at Google Photos (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

monarch-butterflies.jpg

monarch-butterflies.jpg

Beaufort, Jean. “Monarch Butterflies.” Public Domain Pictures, www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/220000/velka/monarch-butterflies.jpg#.WaLZmP2C8AY.link.

Monarch_In_May.jpg

Monarch_In_May.jpg

Kenneth Dwain Harrelson [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Malabar_autumn_leaf_butterfly_pupa.jpg

Malabar_autumn_leaf_butterfly_pupa.jpg

By Rajeeshraghav (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Heliconius_hecale_qtl1.jpg

Heliconius_hecale_qtl1.jpg

By Quartl (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Monarch_Butterfly_-_Flying_(5882300521).jpg

Monarch_Butterfly_-_Flying_(5882300521).jpg

By Tiago J. G. Fernandes from Portimão, Portugal (Monarch Butterfly - Flying Uploaded by tm) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Pictures

Sources

Information

Fun Butterfly Facts

The Butterfly Site, Learn About Nature

19 Fascinating Butterfly Facts

Animals and Plants, San Diego Zoo

Lantana camara (Lantana)

Keys and Fact Sheets, BioNET-EAFRINET

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Ajaytao Botanical Photgraphy

Year-Round Guide to Butterflies

Birds & Blooms

What Eats Butterflies?

The Butterfly Site, Learn About Nature

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Weeds of Australia, Biosecurity Queensland Edition

Proboscis unwinds

AskNature, The Biomimicry Institute

The Butterfly Proboscis

Butterflies of Singapore, Blogspot

Life Cycle

The Butterfly Site, Learn About Nature

Growth and Development

Monarch Lab, University of Minnesota

Khew Sin Khoon

A field guide to butterflies of Singapore

Life History of the Plain Tiger

Butterflies of Singapore, Blogspot

A Values-in-Action Project by Tanjong Katong Girls' School

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