Butterfly-Plain Tiger

Description:

Description: English: Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus), or African monarch, is a medium-sized, butterfly widespread in Asia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae ("Milkweed butterflies") subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Its coloration is mimicked by multiple species. The plain tiger is believed to be one of the first butterflies to be used in art. A 3500-year-old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest illustration of this species The Danaus chrysippus is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 centimetres. 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 fore-wing is black with a white band. The hind-wing has three black spots around the center. The hind-wing has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semicircular white spots. Background color and extent of white on the fore-wings varies somewhat across the wide range; The male plain tiger is smaller than the female, but more brightly colored. Date: 29 October 2014, 08:59:29. Source: Own work. Author: Vasukrishnan57.