Ideopsis vulgaris, the blue glassy tiger, is a butterfly that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. In 2023, Thapa and Bhuyan published a paper recording of this species from Dehing Patkai National Park in Assam, India, marking the first documented occurrence in the state and the second record for the country.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blue Glassy Tiger being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Ideopsis
- Species
- Ideopsis vulgaris
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