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butter fy African Monarch,Butterfly,Danaus chrysippus,Plants,nature,pollen Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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    pankajsurana
    Green Fly
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    participating in the contest Posted 11 years ago
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      WildFlower
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      Welcome to JungleDragon, Pankaj! This beauty is promoted to the homepage.

      To participate in the contest you have to post a comment here
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      I see that you are struggling with the species ID. This is a male Danaus chrysippus, known as the Plain Tiger or African Monarch.       Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
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        pankajsurana
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        thnks :)
         Posted 11 years ago

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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 pankajsurana
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By pankajsurana

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Uploaded Jun 11, 2014. Captured Apr 29, 2014 13:11.
  • NIKON D3200
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 200mm