Danaus genutia
The Striped Tiger
Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
This attractive species is native to southeast Asia, ranging from India to the Philippines, to northwesten Australia. It is involved in Müllerian mimicry rings with several othe Danaus species.
Nomenclature
Linnaeus conflated this species with the monarch, resulting in nomenclatural confusion as to which species is "Danaus plexippus" that persisted from 1758 until 1954, when the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature finally ruled that the name is correctly applied to the latter species.
References
Ackery, P. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. 1984 Milkweed butterflies. London: British Museum (Natural History).
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Danaus genutia |
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| Location | South China |
| Comments | It is feeding on an invasive plant Mikania micrantha. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Danaus genutia |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Ray Cui |
| Scientific Name | Danaus genutia |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | IMG_7439al1 |
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| Copyright | © 2006 leemt2 |
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- Content changed 02 August 2007
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