Srirangam butterfly park Gallery 1


Climbing down ant
Name:Climbing down ant
Location:Butterfly Park, Melur, Srirangam, Trichy
Camera: Nikon D40X
Height: 10 feet tall
Image Resolution : 600x402, 2000x1339
Camera fees: 50
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Main Attraction: Varieties of butterflies, Flower garden for feeding butterflies, insects, Beetles, Fountain, Glass house, Zodiac Park, Nakashtra Vanam

 

 

 

Plain tiger
Name: Plain tiger, plain tiger butterfly, Oriental Plain Tiger
Scientific name: Danaus chrysippus
Flowers: Red lantana flowers
Camera: Nikon D40X
Common buttertfly in: India
Found In: Asia, Africa
Synonym: Papilio chrysippus
Subfamily: Danainae, Milkweed butterflies
Location: Srirangam butterfly park, trichy

 

 

 

Adenium-Trichy butterfly park
Name: Adenium
Family: Dogbane family, Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
Good For: House plant, bonsai, pots, butterfly garden
Synonym: Adenium Arabicum
Flowers: Medium, showy, clustered, red with white blend, funnel shaped
Foliage: Evergreen, glossy, 2 feet tall
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Crape myrtle flower-Trichy butterfly park-july 2014
Common Name: Crape myrtle flower
Scientific name: Lagerstroemia
Flowers: large, showy, clustered, pink, 4 inches blooms
Category: Evergreen, deciduous tree
Camera: Nikon D40X
Growth Rate: Fast
Image Resolution: 600x402, 2000x1339
Flowers: Pink, wavy, clustered, large, showy, cololurful

 

 

 

Verbena hybrida
Common Name: Verbena hybrida
Family: Verbenaceae
Order : Lamiales
Camera: Nikon D40X
Flowers: Small, clustered, 5 toothed petals, velvety magenta pink color
Foliage: Evergreen
Height: 2 feet
Type : Herbaceous annual, perennial
Best for: Butterfly garden, borders, pots

 

 

 

Verbena tenuisecta
Name: Verbena tenuisecta
Common Name: Garden verbena
Flowers : Small, showy, clustered, velvety blue, purple, 5 petals, toothed
Foliage & Plant height: Green, simple, opposite, 1.5 feet tall
Good For: Bedding garden, borders, butterfly garden
Uses : Ornamental plants
Light requirement : Sunny, open
Location : Trichy butterfly park, india

 

 

 

White bauhinia
Name: White bauhinia
Binomial name: Bauhinia acuminata
Family : Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Category: Shrub, Small tree
Origin/ Native :Tropical southeast Asia
Height: 9.8 feet tall
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Synonym: Bauhinia racemosa

 

 

 

Srirangam butterfly park entrance-Under construction
Common Name: Srirangam butterfly park entrance-Under construction
Camera: Nikon D40X
Main Attraction : Varieties of butterflies, Flower garden for feeding butterflies, insects, Beetles, Fountain, Glass house, Zodiac Park, Nakashtra Vanam
Estimated Value: Approximately 8 crores
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Star cluster flower-Srirangam butterfly park
Name: Star cluster flower
Type/Life cycle: Herbaceous perennial, Annual
Family : Rubiaceae
Order : Gentianales
Genus: Pentas
Origin/Native: Africa
Best For : Summer, Butterfly Garden, Seasonal
Flowers : Lavender purple, small, large clustered, showy
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, trichy

 

 

 

Beetle on the tree
Name: Beetle on the tree
Color: Green with black patterns-upper body, red with black stomach design
Image Resolution : 600x402, 1500, 2241
Camera: Nikon D40X
Main Attraction : Varieties of butterflies, Flower garden for feeding butterflies, insects, Beetles, Fountain, Glass house, Zodiac Park, Nakashtra Vanam
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Ideopsis vulgaris butterfly
Botanical Name: Ideopsis vulgaris butterfly
Family: Brush-footed butterflies
Common Name: Blue Glassy Tiger
Genus : Ideopsis
Subspecies : macrina
Found In : Coastal mangrove, Wetlands, parks and gardens
Image Resolution : 600x402, 3000x2008
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Rain lily-Trichy butterfly park
Name: Rain lily
Common Names: Zephyr lily, fairy lily, rainflower, magic lily
Scientific Name: Zephyranthes carinata
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Origin: Americas
Type/Life Cycle:Perennial
Flowers: Pink with white, small, 6 petals with evergreen foliage
Good for: Borders, pots, garden beds

 

 

 

Duranta erecta
Scientific name: Duranta erecta
Common Name: Skyflower, golden dewdrop, pigeonberry
Origin: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, America
Family: Verbenaceae
Order: Lamiales
Genus: Duranta
Category:Small tree, Sprawling shrub
Flowers:Blue purple, small, clustered spikes
Foliage:Evergreen, 12 feet tall
Good for: Hedges, butterfly garden

 

 

 

Clerodendrum heterophyllum
Scientific name: Clerodendrum heterophyllum
Origin: Mauritius
Family: Lamiaceae
Order: Lamiales
Genus: Clerodendrum
Height : 8 feet tall
Good For:Hedges
Flowers: White with purple stamens, small, showy with deep green foliage
Synonym: Volkameria angustifolia

 

 

 

Insects and tree
Name: Insects and tree
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Camera: Nikon D40X
Photographs: Guna Selvi
Flowering plants: lantana, Lagerstroemia indica, Adenium obesum, Allamanda neriifolia, Angelonia angustifolia,Angelonia angustifolia,Catharanthus roseus, star cluster
Acres: 35
Estimated Value:Approximately 8 crores

 

 

 

Ixora coccinea-Trichy butterfly park
Scientific name: Ixora coccinea
Common Names: Jungle geranium, jungle flame
Family: Rubiaceae
Order: Gentianales
Category: Flowering Shrub
Flowers: Small, clustered, red, 4 petals with glossy, dark green foliage, dwarf to 9 feet tall
Origin/Native:South India, Sri Lanka
Flowers: Red, orange, white, or pink, clustered, showy

 

 

 

Lantana camara orange
Name: Lantana camara orange
Flowers: Small, orange red, clustered, tubular flowers
Family: Verbenaceae
Order: Lamiales
Best For: Butterfly garden, borders
Origin: Central & South America
Image Resolution:600x402, 2000x1511
Foliage: Evergreen
Category: climbing vine, small shrub

 

 

 

Pachystachys lutea-Golden shrimp plant
Scientific name: Pachystachys lutea-Golden shrimp plant
Common Name: Lollipop Plant
Family: Acanthaceae
Order: Lamiales
Flowers: Small, white with yellow bracts, soft stemmed
Category: Evergreen shrub
Type/Life Cycle:Seasonal, Annual
Good for: Butterfly garden, borders
Height: 3 feet tall

 

 

 

Pentas lanceolata flower buds-Trichy butterfly park
Name: Pentas lanceolata flower buds
Location: Melur, Srirangam, Trichy
Flower Buds: Clustered, lavender purple color, mild hairy, surrounded with green bracts
Family: Rubiaceae
Order: Gentianales
Best For: Butterfly garde, borders, pots
Foliage:Evergreen, simple, 3 feet tall
Flowers: Lavender purple, mild hairy, clustered
Light requirement: Sunny, open, easy to care

 

 

 

Pink allamanda-Mandevilla splendens-Trichy butterfly park
Name: Pink allamanda Mandevilla splendens
Botanical Name: Mandevilla amoena
Family: Apocynaceae
Flowers: Large, showy, pink, 5 petals
Good For: Butterfly garden, pots
Genus: Mandevilla
Foliage :Evergreen, simple, shiny
Height: 3 feet tall
Location: Srirangam butterfly park, trichy, india

 

 

 

Lantana camara red spread
Name: Lantana camara red spread
Family: Verbenaceae
Order: Lamiales
Life Cycle: Perennial
Category: Shrub
Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
Camera:Nikon D40x
Flowers: Red with yellow, small, clustered, showy, attracts butterflies, bees
Good for: Borders, pots, garden beds

 

 

 

Long brand bushbrown
Name: Long brand bushbrown
Scientific name: Mycalesis visala
Found in: Asia
Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Genus: Mycalesis
Kingdom:Animalia
Camera: Nikon D40x
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Common albatross
Name: Common albatross
Scientific name: Appias albina
Found in: India, Australia, Southeast Asia
Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Kingdom: Animalia
Genus :Appias
Camera: Nikon D40x
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Luna moth-Actias luna
Name: Luna moth-Actias lunay
Scientific name: Actias luna
Common Name: Luna Moth
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Order: Lepidoptera
Found In:North America, US
Color: Lime-green
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 

Asian atlas moth-Attacus atlas
Name: Asian atlas moth-Attacus atlas
Binomial name: Attacus atlas
Family: Saturniidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Genus: Attacus
Found In: Southeast Asia
Category:Large saturniid moth, Largest moths in the world
Location : Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India

 

 

 





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