Male underside both D. c. chrysippus, Kerala, India
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Danaus
Species:
D. chrysippus
Binomial name
Danaus chrysippus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Papilio chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danais chrysippus (lapsus)
Anosia chrysippus
Papilio aegyptius Von Schreber, 1759
Papilio asclepiadis Gagliardi, 1811
Limnas alcippoides Moore, 1883
Danais dorippus ab. albinus Lanz, 1896
Danaida dorippus ab. infumata Aurivillius, 1899
Danaus dorippus ab. transiens Suffert, 1900
Danaus dorippus ab. semialbinus Strand, 1910
Danaus chrysippus ab. praealbata Froreich, 1928
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. impunctata Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. bipunctata Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. duplicata Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. anomala Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. reducta Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. subreducta Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. completa Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. duponti Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Limnas) chrysippus ab. radiata Dufrane, 1948
Danaus (Panlymnas) chrysippus liboria f. witteellus Overlaet, 1955
Danaus chrysippus f. hypermnestra Stoneham, 1958
Papilio alcippus Cramer, 1777
Danaida chrysippus ab. chrysippellus Strand, 1909
Danaida chrysippus var. orientis Aurivillius, 1909
Danaus chrysippus liboria Hulstaert, 1931
Plain Tiger
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger,[1][2]African queen,[2] or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa.[2] It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Danainae primarily consume plants in the genus Asclepias, more commonly called milkweed. Milkweed contains toxic compounds, cardenolides, which are often consumed and stored by many butterflies. Because of their emetic properties, the plain tiger is unpalatable to most predators. As a result, its colouration is widely mimicked by other species of butterflies. The plain tiger inhabits a wide variety of habitats, although it is less likely to thrive in jungle-like conditions and is most often found in drier, wide-open areas.[4]
D. chrysippus encompasses three main subspecies: D. c. alcippus, D. c. chrysippus, and D. c. orientis. These subspecies are found concentrated in specific regions within the larger range of the entire species.[5]
The plain tiger is believed to be one of the first butterflies depicted in art. A 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest known illustration of this species.[citation needed]
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^ abcdeSavela, Markku. "Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^Westrip, J.R.S. (2022) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Danaus chrysippus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T174455A222994680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T174455A222994680.en. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^"Butterflies of Africa – Danaus chrysippus". www.learnaboutbutterflies.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
^Smith, David a. S.; Lushai, Gugs; Allen, John A. (2005-06-01). "A classification of Danaus butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based upon data from morphology and DNA". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 144 (2): 191–212. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00169.x.
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tiger, Danauschrysippus. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. The butterfly closely resembles the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)...
Danaus dorippus, the dorippus tiger, is a butterfly belonging to the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Danaus dorippus was formerly...
male-like forms while others closely resemble the toxic butterflies Danauschrysippus and Danaus plexippus. They are found across Africa, Asia, and Australia...
Hyderabad, India. Coat buttons are widely visited by butterflies. Danauschrysippus feeding on Tridax procumbens in Bandung West Java, Indonesia. Exoskeleton...
by the Molluccas and the Sahul Shelf, was what separated Danaus petilia from Danauschrysippus cratippus. Its caterpillars feed on native and introduced...
species are found in North America: the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the queen (Danaus gilippus), the tropical milkweed butterfly (Lycorea cleobaea)...
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borer (a moth commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa), the butterfly Danauschrysippus in Ghana, and Liriomyza trifolii (the American serpentine leafminer)...
is called the mariposa tigre, a name it shares with the butterfly Danauschrysippus. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dysschema sacrifica. Wikispecies...
identical relatives. An example can be found in the plain tiger (Danauschrysippus), a non-edible butterfly, which is mimicked by multiple species, the...
this occurs in Tachinidae species which parasitize the butterfly Danauschrysippus in Ghana. The free larvae immediately bore into the host's body. Illustrative...
Schulenburg, J. H. G. v d; Majerus, M. E. N. (2000). "The butterfly Danauschrysippus is infected by a male-killing Spiroplasma bacterium". Parasitology...
milkweed butterflies (Danainae). For example, the Danaid eggfly mimics Danauschrysippus while the great eggfly (H. bolina) mimics the Australian crow (Euploea...
example several Euploea species (crow butterflies), the plain tiger (Danauschrysippus), the giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes), the brown awl (Badamia...
island is also home to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and its close African relative Danauschrysippus. Around holiday developments such as Caleta...
the Arabian leopard is still present. African monarch butterfly (Danauschrysippus) in Zhighy Bay, Musandam Governorate Blue basker dragonfly (Urothemis...
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Moffitt, C. M.; Panchen, A. L. (1978-06-01). "Cardenolide content of Danauschrysippus butterflies from three areas of East Africa". Biological Journal of...
Tachinidae. It is a parasitoid of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), as well as Danauschrysippus and Agrius convolvuli. The wasp species Taeniogonalos...
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