Tigers facts for kids
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Danaus is a genus of butterflies. Danaus is in the family Nymphalidae. Species in this genus are commonly known as Tigers or Monarchs.
Species
- Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 - Malay Tiger
- Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 Plain Tiger
- Danaus cleophile Godart, 1819 - Jamaican Monarch
- Danaus eresimus Cramer, 1777 - Soldier
- Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 - Southern Monarch
- Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779 - Common Tiger
- Danaus gilippus Cramer, 1775 - Queen
- Danaus ismare Cramer, 1780 - Ismare Tiger
- Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777 - White Tiger
- Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 - Monarch.
Danaus at www.funet.fi
Images for kids
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Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus) caterpillar on a milkweed (Calotropis) species in Hyderabad, India
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See also
In Spanish: Tigre para niños
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