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Danaus melanippus hegesippus.jpg

Danaus melanippus hegesippus  (Cramer, 1777)

White Tiger

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


  • Common name: White Tiger
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อลายเสือขีดขาว​
  • Distribution: Bengal to Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W. Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Banka, Belitung.
  • Image locations: Songkla
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Danaus melanippus hegesippus from Thailand.
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Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Cramer, 1777) Hat Yai, Songkla, February 2017
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Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Cramer, 1777) Hat Yai, Songkla, February 2017
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Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Cramer, 1777) Hat Yai, Songkla, February 2016

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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