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Copyright: rishabh nath (rishabh6296)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 87 W: 0 N: 80]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (827) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-03-15 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Exposure: f/3.6 |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-01-28 22:43 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Hi all i shot some butterflies in my last visit to my native place.Here is the first sample.
The Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) or - outside Asia - African Monarch is a common butterfly which is widespread in Asia and Africa. It belongs to the danaine ("Crows and Tigers") subfamily of the brushfooted butterfly family Nymphalidae.
It is believed to be one of the first butterflies to be used in art. A 3500 year old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest illustration of this species.
The Plain Tiger can be considered the archetypical danaine of India. Accordingly, this species has been studied with in greater detail than other members of its subfamily occurring in India.
The Plain Tiger is a medium sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 cm. The body is black with many white spots. The wings are tawny the upper side being brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the fore wing is black with a white band. The hind wing has 3 black spots around the center. The hind wing has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semicircular white spots.
Background color and extent of white on the forewings varies somewhat across the wide range; see Systematics and taxonomy below.
The male Plain Tiger is smaller than the female, but more brightly colored. In addition, male danaines have a number of secondary sexual characteristics. |
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