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Danaus chrysippus
The Plain Tiger is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 cm. The body is black with many white spots. The wings are tawny the upper side being brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the fore wing is black with a white band. The hind wing has 3 black spots around the center. The hind wing has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semicircular white spots. The male has a pouch on the hindwing. This spot is white with a thick black border and bulges slightly. It is a cluster of specialised scent scales used to attract females. The males possess two brush-like organs which can be pushed out of the tip of the abdomen.
The range of the Plain Tiger extends from Africa and southern Europe, eastwards via Sri Lanka, India, and Myanmar to China and Sulawesi.
bayucca thank u very much for the info. I never knew about the plain tiger, I always thought it was Monarch.
It is not 100% sure that you will never find the Monarch in India, but it is "almost" impossible. It is a typical Wanderer but usually on the Western hemisphere with some individuals blown to New Zealand, Australia and the Indonesian/Sumatran archipelago. So this one is the Plain Tiger. Monarch looks different:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_(bu...)
Lat: 26.05, Long: 78.14
Spotted on Feb 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 28, 2012
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