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Plain tiger - Danaus chrysippus Clearly a relative of the well known monarch, D. plexippus, this species is slightly smaller. Rather more widespread but very scarce in coastal areas of the Mediterranean from Spain to Greece. <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164404/plain_tiger_-_danaus_chrysippus.html" title="Plain tiger - Danaus chrysippus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/164404_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9IhOMtZJlZWp%2FUMnq1KDgH5epRs%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Plain tiger - Danaus chrysippus Clearly a relative of the well known monarch, D. plexippus, this species is slightly smaller. Rather more widespread but very scarce in coastal areas of the Mediterranean from Spain to Greece. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164403/plain_tiger_-_danaus_chrysippus.html African monarch,African queen,Animalia,Arthropoda,Brush-footed butterfly,Butterflies,Danaus chrysippus,Eastern Macedonia,Europe,Fall,Fanari,Geotagged,Greece,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Nymphalidae,Papilionoidea,Plain Tiger African Queen,Plain tiger,Wildlife" /></a></figure> African monarch,African queen,Animalia,Arthropoda,Brush-footed butterfly,Butterflies,Danaus chrysippus,Eastern Macedonia,Europe,Fall,Fanari,Geotagged,Greece,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Nymphalidae,Papilionoidea,Plain Tiger African Queen,Plain tiger,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Plain tiger - Danaus chrysippus

Clearly a relative of the well known monarch, D. plexippus, this species is slightly smaller. Rather more widespread but very scarce in coastal areas of the Mediterranean from Spain to Greece.

Plain tiger - Danaus chrysippus Clearly a relative of the well known monarch, D. plexippus, this species is slightly smaller. Rather more widespread but very scarce in coastal areas of the Mediterranean from Spain to Greece. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/164403/plain_tiger_-_danaus_chrysippus.html African monarch,African queen,Animalia,Arthropoda,Brush-footed butterfly,Butterflies,Danaus chrysippus,Eastern Macedonia,Europe,Fall,Fanari,Geotagged,Greece,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Nymphalidae,Papilionoidea,Plain Tiger African Queen,Plain tiger,Wildlife

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The Plain Tiger African Queen

"Danaus chrysippus", also known as the plain tiger, African queen, or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Nov 9, 2024. Captured Nov 7, 2024 11:22 in W9P5+QJ Ancient Maroneia, Greece.
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  • OM-1MarkII
  • f/6.3
  • 1/10000s
  • ISO4000
  • 500mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.