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Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Photo by JosephBullock
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Size is about 2 1/2 to 3 inches from tip to tip.

Habitat:

Open meadows where flowering plants are and wherever the wind blows them.

Notes:

The sun seems to slow them down.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)

Difference is very nominal, I see not a single black dot on upper side of orange colour..Good show..!!
I followed your lead and found that it is related to the Common Tiger and is called a Plain Tiger or African Monarch.
Thanks! I have no books to reference here, so it has been helpful to have people who know help.

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