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[[File:Danaus_chrysippus_female.jpg|thumb|''Danaus chrysippus'' (female).]]'''''Danaus chrysippus''''', also known as the '''plain tiger''' or '''African monarch''', is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia and Africa. | [[File:Danaus_chrysippus_female.jpg|thumb|''Danaus chrysippus'' (female).]]'''''Danaus chrysippus''''', also known as the '''plain tiger''' or '''African monarch''', is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia and Africa. | ||
It belongs to the ''Danainae'' ("Milkweed butterflies") subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, ''Nymphalidae''. | It belongs to the ''Danainae'' ("Milkweed butterflies") subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, ''Nymphalidae''. | ||
Its coloration is mimicked by multiple species, for example ''[[Argyreus hyperbius]]''. | Its coloration is mimicked by multiple species, for example ''[[Argyreus hyperbius]]''. | ||
The plain tiger is believed to be one of the first butterflies to be used in art. | The plain tiger is believed to be one of the first butterflies to be used in art. | ||
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A 3500-year-old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest illustration of this species. | A 3500-year-old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest illustration of this species. | ||
== | == In the News == | ||
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File:Argyreus hyperbius female and Zinnia elegans.jpg|150px|thumb|''[[Argyreus hyperbius]]'' (female), a mimic, on ''Zinnia elegans''. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
== External links | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danaus_chrysippus Danaus chrysippus] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danaus_chrysippus Danaus chrysippus] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 24 June 2016
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia and Africa.
It belongs to the Danainae ("Milkweed butterflies") subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.
Its coloration is mimicked by multiple species, for example Argyreus hyperbius.
The plain tiger 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.
In the News
Argyreus hyperbius (female), a mimic, on Zinnia elegans.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Danaus chrysippus @ Wikipedia