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African Monarch/Plain Tiger
Danaus chrysippus
28.4961, 34.5144
Field Notes
Description:
"The Danaus chrysippus is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 centimetres (2.8–3.1 in). The body is black with many white spots. The wings are tawny, the upper side brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the forewing is black with a white band. The hindwing has three black spots around the center. The hindwing has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semicircular white spots." - wiki
Habitat:
spotted in my desert garden on a Pulicaria incisa flower; "It is found in many habitats including desert (pending availability of food) and right up into the mountains at altitudes up to 9,000 feet (2,700 m). It is primarily a butterfly of open country and gardens and unlike the related Common Tiger, is least common in damp, forested, hilly regions. It is a somewhat migratory species." ~wiki
Notes:
female
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