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Danaus chrysippus chrysippus.jpg

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plain Tiger

Home > Insects​ > Lepidoptera - Butterflies > ​Nymphalidae > Danaus chrysippus chrysippus

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
​Genus: Danaus
Species: chrysippus​
Subspecies: ​chrysippus​


  • Common name: Plain Tiger
  • Thai name: หรือหนอนใบรักธรรมดา
  • Distribution: Arabia to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan,China, Formosa, Japan, Langkawi, W. Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, ​Chiang Mai, Udon Thani
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Danaus chrysippus chrysippus from Thailand.
Danaus chrysippus male (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiang Mai Thailand.jpg
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) male, Muang Chiang Mai
Danaus chrysippus female (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiang Mai Thailand.jpg
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) female, Muang Chiang Mai
หรือหนอนใบรักธรรมดา.jpg
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) male, Muang Chiang Mai
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Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cheelong Chaiyaphum December
N1 - Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ♂ a - Ban Phon Ngam (April 2017).jpg
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) male, Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, April 2017
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Doi Suthep-Pui NP July 2019.jpg
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, July 2019
caterpillars butterflies - Danaus chrysippus a - Ban Phon Ngam (April 2017).jpg
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, April 2017
caterpillars butterflies - Danaus chrysippus a - Ban Phon Ngam (April 2017).jpg
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, April 2017
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus caterpillar,  Plain Tiger caterpillar.jpg
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae Cheelong Chaiyaphum March

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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