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Plain Tiger

Danaus chrysippus

Description:

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.

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Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jan 4, 2013
Submitted on Jan 4, 2013

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