Danaus (Salatura) melanippus

Danaus (Salatura) melanippus

(Cramer, 1777) Catalogue of Life

GBIF observations
1,894 GBIF
Taxonomic rank
Species
10 specimens
Description

Danaus melanippus, the black veined tiger, white tiger, common tiger, or eastern common tiger, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia which belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological
Legacy synonyms
danaus melanippus
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Gymnema sp. Apocynaceae · Gymnema
  • Tylophora cissoides Apocynaceae · Vincetoxicum
  • Cynanchum lanhsuense Apocynaceae · Cynanchum
  • Ficus sp. Moraceae · Ficus
  • Sarcolobus sp. Apocynaceae · Sarcolobus
Related species
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