Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus)

Arigela, Ravi Kiran, Kathula, Tarun, Kumar, Ramesh, Deroliya, Purushottam Kumar, Jeevith, S. & Singh, Rajeev Kumar, 2024, Tephrosia purpurea, the potential nectar source for the butterflies in Jodhpur, an arid zone of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India, Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae 9, pp. 85-108 : 93-94

12) Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus) – Plain Tiger ( Fig. 4B ; Fig. 5E form dorippus – Appendix 1)

General range of occurrence: Asia, Australia and Africa (e.g. Madagascar, Seychelles), Southern Europe, Kuwait ( Varshney, Smetacek, 2015)

Occurrence and status in India: Very common Host plants of the larvae: Asclepias sp. , Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand., C. procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton , Cynanchum sp. , Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R.Br. , Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida , Hibiscus sp. , Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. ( Kunte, 2000; Robinson et al., 2010. Lovalekar et al., 2018; Nitin et al., 2018)

Figures

Fig. 4. Butterflies.A.Gegenes pumilio Hoffmansegg; B. Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus; C.Chilades pandava Horsfield; D. Borbo cinnara Wallace; E. Colotis etrida Boisduval; F. Colotis amata Fabricius; G. Tarucus nara Kollar; H. Colotis vestalis Butler (Photo. Ravi Kiran Arigela)

Fig. 5. Butterflies. A. Junonia hierta Fabricius; B. Leptotes plinius Fabricius; C. Spialia galba Fabricius; D.Tirumala limniace Cramer;E.Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus form dorippus; F.Papilio demoleus Linnaeus; G. Vanessa cardui Linnaeus; H. Colotis fausta Olivier (Photo. Ravi Kiran Arigela)