Description

Common Tiger – Danaus genutia

Displayed in a 10cm frame, this specimen is set on cotton. This results in a safe way to store and display the butterfly, and is a more economical method of framing.

Danaus genutia, the common tiger, is one of the common butterflies of India. It belongs to the “crows and tigers”, that is, the Danainae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. The butterfly is also called striped tiger in India to differentiate it from the equally common plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. (Wikipedia)

Origin: Thailand