Danaus Species

Danaus chrysippus

danaus chrysippus , african queen butterfly.

African queen butterfly

pale variant

Tanzania

w 65mm

m A1 £ £3.00

danaus chrysippus verso, african queen butterfly , tanzania
danaus chryssippus

Dark variant

danaus chrysippus verso

Danaus dorippus

Kenya

Danaus genutia

danaus genutia

Striped Tiger

China

male A1       £ 3.80

danaus genutia verso

Danaus plexippus

Male Monarch

Peru

1 PC (M/F)  A1 £4.70  / USA £8

danaus plexippus verso


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.

danaus plexippus female

Female Monarch

danaus plexippus female verso