Danaus (genus)
Danaus is a genus of butterflies. Danaus is in the family Nymphalidae. Species in this genus are commonly known as Tigers or Monarchs.
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| Genus: | Danaus (Kluk, 1780)
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Species
- Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 - Malay Tiger
- Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 Plain Tiger
- Danaus cleophile Godart, 1819 - Jamaican Monarch
- Danaus eresimus Cramer, 1777 - Soldier
- Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 - Southern Monarch
- Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779 - Common Tiger
- Danaus gilippus Cramer, 1775 - Queen
- Danaus ismare Cramer, 1780 - Ismare Tiger
- Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777 - White Tiger
- Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 - Monarch.
Danaus (genus) Media
Mangrove tiger (Danaus affinis fulgurata) I
Danaus chrysippus Female by kadavoor
Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus) male underside
Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) 03 Larva (2015.12.12)
Danaus cleophile
Danaus chrysippus dorippus 68757107
Danaus eresimus Secret Woods
Danaus erippus (= Danaus plexippus erippus, Southern Monarch), male, at La Plata (Buenos Aires province, Argentina). Home reared from local stock (eggs laid by wild butterflies).
Danaus erippus, larva (caterpillar)
Common tiger (Danaus genutia) 2
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