Tirumala petiverana

Tirumala petiverana, the blue monarch, African blue tiger, or dappled monarch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

It is widespread in tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa.

Their habitat consists of Afromontane, lowland and riverine forests as well as moist savanna.

Adults are on wing from February to May (with peaks in April) in Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Pergularia extensa, Pergularia daemia, Daemia, Hoya, and Marsdenia rubicunda.