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Danaus chrysippus
Medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 cm. The butterfly has a tawny forewings with a broad black apical border bearing a series of white spots. The hind wing has 3 black spots around the center ans has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semicircular white spots. Upper side being brighter and richer than the underside
Widespread in Asia and Africa
This was at the Zanzibar butterfly Center
Could you also identify the other butterflies on my spottings if you can? Thanks.
African Plain Tiger or African Monarch race is Danaus chrysippus aegyptius
Spotted on Jul 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 1, 2013
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