Philippines White Tiger

Danaus melanippus edmondii

Danaus melanippus is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia which belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family. It has around 17 subspecies. D. m. edmondii is the subspecies found in the Philippines.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusDanaus
SpeciesDanaus melanippus edmondii
Photographed in
Philippines