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Plain Tiger

Danaus chrysippus

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

About 40mm large approx. grey colour with yellow stripes and black spikes.

Habitat:

Spotted during a walk day at Nusa Dua - Bali, coastal area, bush & low vegetation.
The range of the plain tiger extends from Africa and southern Europe, eastwards via Sri Lanka, India, and Myanmar to China, Java and Sulawesi. It is a very common species.

Notes:

The same day I had the chance of spotting the Caterpillar and the Butterfly of the same specimen:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/543729422

Reference Links:

Danaus chrysippus - Wikipedia

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PublishedNovember 24, 2016

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