Danaus Species
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus chrysippus
African queen butterfly
African queen butterfly
pale variant
Tanzania
w 65mm
m A1 £ £3.00
m A1 £ £3.00
Dark variant
Danaus dorippus
Danaus dorippus
Dorippus tiger
Dorippus tiger
Kenya
WS - 75mm
WS - 75mm
1 PC A1 £ 3.00
1 PC A1 £ 3.00
Danaus genutia
Danaus genutia
Striped Tiger
Striped Tiger
China
male A1 £ 3.80
male A1 £ 3.80
Danaus plexippus
Danaus plexippus
Male Monarch
Male Monarch
Peru
M A1 £5.70 / USA £8
M A1 £5.70 / USA £8
The main differences between the sexes are the 'sex mark' -a swelling on the hindwing of males that appears on a vein that arises from the discal cell to the margin. Females also tend to have broader black veins.
Female Monarch
Female Monarch
F A1 £ 4.70
F A1 £ 4.70