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Flock you! Two different species of butterfly here:<br /> <br /> 1) On the left - &quot;Plain Tiger&quot; AKA &quot;African Monarch&quot; (Danaus chrysippus) - A commonly found butterfly species in India and Africa.<br /> <br /> 2) On the right - sometimes referred to as &quot;Common Indian Crow&quot; (Euploea core) is a commonly found butterfly in South Asia. It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily Danainae African Monarch,Danaus chrysippus,Geotagged,India,african monarch,butterfly,colorful,common indian crow,euploea core,plain tiger,spots,wings Click/tap to enlarge

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Two different species of butterfly here:

1) On the left - "Plain Tiger" AKA "African Monarch" (Danaus chrysippus) - A commonly found butterfly species in India and Africa.

2) On the right - sometimes referred to as "Common Indian Crow" (Euploea core) is a commonly found butterfly in South Asia. It belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily Danainae

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    Avinash Krishnamurthy
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    Ferdy, is there a way I can identify more than one species on a post here, or is it limited to one only?

    So far, the only way I have been able to do that is by simply mentioning the other species in the description.     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 Avinash Krishnamurthy
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By Avinash Krishnamurthy

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Uploaded Sep 7, 2014. Captured Oct 28, 2012 04:21 in State Highway 3, Bellibattalahalli, Karnataka 572140, India.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/790s
  • ISO500
  • 250mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.