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Danaus melanippus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Danaus melanippus

Higher classification
  
Danaus

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Danaus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Butterfly, Danaus, Danaus affinis, Butterflies and moths, Nymphalidae

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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It ranges from Assam in eastern India through South-East Asia south to Indonesia, and eastwards to the Philippines and through southern China to Taiwan. It has around 17 subspecies, and its closest relative is the Malay tiger, Danaus affinis.

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Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

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  • D. m. celebensis (Staudinger, 1889) – northern Sulawesi
  • D. m. edmondii (Bougainville, 1837) – Philippines
  • D. m. edwardi (van Eecke, 1914) – Simeulue
  • D. m. eurydice (Butler, 1884) – Nias
  • D. m. haruhasa Doherty, 1891 – Sumbawa - Alor
  • D. m. hegesippus (Cramer, [1777]) – Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung
  • D. m. indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1899) – eastern India - Thailand, Indo-China
  • D. m. keteus (Hagen, 1898) – Mentawai
  • D. m. kotoshonis Matsumura, 1929 – Taiwan
  • D. m. lotina (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – Natuna Island
  • D. m. lotis (Cramer, [1779])
  • D. m. melanippus (Cramer, [1777]) – Java
  • D. m. meridionigra Martin, [1914] – central Sulawesi
  • D. m. nesippus (Felder, 1862) – Nicobars
  • D. m. pietersi (Doherty, 1891) – Enggano
  • D. m. umbrosus Fruhstorfer, 1906 – Pualu Tello

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    References

    Danaus melanippus Wikipedia
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