Agapanthus and Milkweed Tiger Butterfly

by Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Agapanthus and Milkweed Tiger Butterfly

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Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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A pretty butterfly settles on the bud of an agapanthus lily of the Nile.I am pretty sure this is the Danainae or common Tiger Milkweed butterfly which are easily found here in Argentina.Milkweed butterflies are a subfamily, Danainae, in the family Nymphalidae, or brush-footed butterflies. They lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae (caterpillars) feed. Historically, this group had been considered a separate family, Danaidae.

Some 300 species of Danainae exist worldwide. Most of the Danaini are found in tropical Asia and Africa, while the Ithomiini are diverse in the Neotropics. Tellervini are restricted to Australia and the Oriental region. Four species are found in North America: the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the Queen (Danaus gilippus), the tropical milkweed butterfly (Lycorea cleobaea), and the soldier butterfly (or "tropic queen", Danaus eresimus). Of these, the monarch is by far the most famous, being one of the most recognizable butterflies in the Americas.
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