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African Queen

Danaus chrysippus

Description:

A.k.a. Plein tiger, this is a medium-sized predominantly orange butterfly from Nymphalidae family. The body is black with white spots, the upper side of wings bright orange with black and white tips. Sorry about that second blurred pic, but that one came out as the clearest one of the series...

Habitat:

Periphery of Sestown, small rural town in Kunene, northwest of Namibia. Seen on a small lawn in guesthouse.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Sesfontein, Kunene Region, Namibia

Spotted on Mar 9, 2020
Submitted on Apr 6, 2020

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