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Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The colouring of a Monarch butterfly.

Habitat:

This one was sitting on the dried seed pods of the Sheuli flower ( Nyctanthes arbor-tristis). Enroute to work I had to stop for a second and take a snap.

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Danaus chrysippus

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PublishedMay 8, 2014

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