Butterfly

Striped Tiger

Danaus genutia

Striped Tiger with orange wings boldly lined in black, on a thorny twig

Scientific name: Danaus genutia
Family: Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera
Group: Butterfly

The Plain Tiger's bolder cousin, with black stripes on every vein.

Spot it Orange wings with thick black veins, a black tip with white spots and a white-dotted border.
Home Gardens and scrub, often near milkweed plants.
Caterpillar food Milkweed-family plants, which make it taste bitter to birds.
Why it matters Pollinates flowers and teaches birds that bright orange and black means 'do not eat'.

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