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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus
Danaus chrysippus(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Danainae
  3. Danaini
  4. Danaina
  5. Danaus
  6. Anosia
  7.  chrysippus
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TL: South China   (1200 m.)

Habitat

  • Meadows

Similar species

  • Argynnis hyperbius
  • Danaus (D.) plexippus
MU
FU

65-90 mm

MD
FD
  • France
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AfrikaansMelkbosskoenlapper
    AzərbaycancaXrizip
    CatalàPapallona tigre
    ČeskyDanaus východní
    DeutschKleiner Monarch
    EnglishAfrican monarch
    EnglishPlain Tiger
    EspañolMariposa tigre
    FrançaisPetit Monarque
    HrvatskiMediteranski monarh
    ItalianoMonarca africano
    NederlandsKleine monarchvlinder
    PolskiMonarcha złocisty
    ShqipShtegëtarja krisipus
    SuomeksiVälimerenmonarkki
    TürkçeSultan
    ΕλληνικάΜικρή πεταλούδα-μονάρχης
    РусскийБабочка африканский монарх
    РусскийДаная хризипп
    УкраїнськаДанаєць Хрисипп
    മലയാളംഎരിക്കുതപ്പി
    ไทยหนอนใบรักธรรมดา
    中文金斑蝶
    日本語カバマダラ
    한국어끝검은왕나비
    ייִדישדנאית הדורה
    العربيةفراشة النمر العادية
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ApocynaceaeAsclepias curassavicaMexican Butterfly Weed
    ApocynaceaeCalotropis giganteaCrown flower
    ApocynaceaeGomphocarpus fruticosus
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio chrysippusLinnaeus, 1758
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus alcippus(Cramer, 1777)
    Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus chrysippus(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus cratippus(C. Felder, 1860)
    Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus orientis(Aurivillius, 1909)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African Butterfly Database
    Bengal Butterflies
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Butterflies of Singapore
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Egg.

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