Butterflies of Singapore | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Butterfly Biodata:Genus: Danaus Kluk, 1802Species: chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758Subspecies: chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 65mmCaterpillar Local Host Plant: Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae, common name: Giant Milkweed), Asclepias curassavica (Asclepiadaceae, common name: Blood Flower).

A Plain Tiger found visiting a flower.

Physical Description of Adult Butterfly: Above, the forewings are orangey brown with a series of white spots in a broad black apical border. The hindwings have a narrow dark border and a few black spots featured at both the cell edge and end-cell. In form chrysippus, the hindwings are orangy brown, but in form alcippoides, the hindwings are almost white throughout. The male has a subtornal brand on the hindwing just below vein 3. Underneath, the wings are similarly marked as per the upperside but with apical border orangy brown on the forewing, and wing margins marked with a series of prominent and white marginal...