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Light as a feather, delicate as a flower, dancing, fluttering, darting here and there, landing for just a fleeting moment, then moving on again – oh butterfly please stay and rest your graceful wings.
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Following someone along the road one afternoon and this was dropped from the plant they were carrying. Put the cutting in some rooting hormone and into some soil and left it. Knowing not what it was going to turn into, suddenly these flowers appeared after twelve months. Having looked it up its quite exotic.An exotic perennial evergreen but what a flower. Also known as the Parrot Impatiens and The African Queen.
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Another day, another Lake. This time, it is Derwent Water, Keswick. The boat is the Lakeland Mist, a lake cruiser that reminds me of the African Queen ..!
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, African queen, or African Monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Danainae primarily consume plants in the genus Asclepias, more commonly called milkweed. Milkweed contains toxic compounds, cardenolides, which are often consumed and stored by many butterflies. Because of their emetic properties, the plain tiger is unpalatable to most predators. As a result, the species' coloration is widely mimicked by other species of butterflies. The plain tiger inhabits a wide variety of habitats, although it is less likely to thrive in jungle-like conditions and is most often found in drier, wide-open areas.
Wikipedia: Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, African queen, or African Monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae.
at the Olifants River
as one is prohibited to get out of the car in the KNP I had to do this from the car window ... a colorful Monarch ...
Kruger national Park , Limpopo Province, South Africa
The plain tiger or African monarch (Danaus chrysippus) is a medium-sized butterfly of the Danainae subfamily ("Milkweed butterflies") . This butterfly has captivated humankind’s attention since it was first depicted in an Egyptian tomb 3,500 years ago, making it the first ever butterfly to be recorded in history.
Its beautiful striking tawny-orange colouration serves as a warning to predators that this species is distasteful, which ultimately deters predators from attacking. Framing the startlingly orange hues is a bold black border interlaced with white specks. The wingspan is about 7–8 cm. The male plain tiger is smaller than the female, but more brightly colored. The body is black with many white spots.
This widespread butterfly can be found across the entire African continent, southern Europe, the Middle East, eastwards throughout most of Asia south of the Himalayas, southern China and Japan to southeast Asia, Indonesia and even tropical Australia.
De kleine monarchvlinder (Danaus chrysippus) is een vlinder uit de onderfamilie Danainae (monarchvlinders) binnen de familie Nymphalidae (schoenlappers, parelmoervlinders en zandoogjes).
Op een 3500 jaar oude graftombe in Luxor (Egypte) wordt een fresco van deze kleine monarchvlinder weergegeven. De tekening is daarmee vermoedelijk de oudste afbeelding van een vlinder.
De hoofdkleur is oranje-geel-bruin, de bovenkant van de vleugels is wat donkerder en helderder om roofvogels af te schrikken. De onderkant is bleker om in rust met gesloten vleugels niet op te vallen. De vleugelpunten zijn zwart met grote witte vlekken. De randen van de vleugels zijn zwart met kleine witte vlekjes. Het lichaam is zwart met witte puntjes. De vleugelspanwijdte varieert tussen 70 en 80 mm. Het mannetje is iets kleiner dan het vrouwtje.
De wijdverspreide kleine monarchvlinder komt voor op het hele Afrikaanse continent, zuidoost Europa, het Midden-Oosten, oostwaarts door het grootste deel van Azië ten zuiden van de Himalaya, Zuid-China, Japan, zuidoost Azië, Indonesië en zelfs tropische Australië.
Deze opname is gemaakt in de overdekte vlindertuin NaturoSpace in Honfleur (Normandië, Frankrijk).
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This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "INTERPHOTO * TOP FLICKR 2022" curated by Gianfranco Marzetti, 2) "Insects & other bugs" by Cheryl Blay and 3) "Macro - Close up n°2" by Yannick Sauvage.
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, African queen, or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Danainae primarily consume plants in the genus Asclepias, more commonly called milkweed. Milkweed contains toxic compounds, cardenolides, which are often consumed and stored by many butterflies. Because of their emetic properties, the plain tiger is unpalatable to most predators. As a result, the species' coloration is widely mimicked by other species of butterflies.
This female butterfly here is feeding on common beggarticks, which is non toxic.
D. chrysippus encompasses three main subspecies: D. c. alcippus, D. c. chrysippus, and D. c. orientis. These subspecies are found concentrated in specific regions within the larger range of the entire species.
The plain tiger is believed to be one of the first butterflies depicted in art. A 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest known illustration of this species. (Wikipedia)
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger or African queen, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae.
These beautiful orange, black and white medium sized butterflies start their life as brightly coloured caterpillars, which mostly feed on toxic plants such as milkweeds. The caterpillars absorb the toxic compounds from their food plants, making them distasteful to predators. Bright colour contrasts in larva and adult insects, such as black, yellow, red, orange, and white, are used to warn predators that the insect is toxic, distasteful or dangerous, thus protecting the species. This type of colouration is known as Aposematic colouration.
D. chrysippus is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7-8 cm (2.8-3.1 in). The body is black with many white spots. The wings are orange, the upper-side brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the forewing is black with a white band. The hindwing has three black spots in the centre. The wings are bordered in black and outlined with semicircular white spots.
Photographed on a late evening bird walk at African Sunrise Lodge, Manyara, Tanzania.
The original African Queen is in Key Largo Florida. Last time I checked it is still floating and motoring.
Bogie also on his way to his one and only Oscar : Hepburn was also fantastic.
This model was on display at Southport Model Club.
Annik is so beautiful - a true runway model! Here she is modelling a dress from the Dolldiva 2018 Summer Collection (Dress made by me ;-))
Annik is so beautiful - a true runway model! Here she is modelling a dress form the Dolldiva 2018 Summer Collection (Dress made by me ;-))
Annik is so beautiful - a true runway model! Here she is modelling a dress from the Dolldiva 2018 Summer Collection (Dress made by me ;-))
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the Plain tiger or African queen. Litchfield Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Annik is so beautiful - a true runway model! Here she is modelling a dress form the Dolldiva 2018 Summer Collection (Dress made by me ;-))
Her beauty shines in the night,
Young and strong, her spirit’s light.
Lips whisper tales unspoken,
An African queen, beauty awoken.
In shadow, her essence glows,
A quiet strength, everyone knows.
Displayed at the CAF museum Mesa Falcon field Arizona USA.
Two T&G Aviation DC-7 planes were to be flown from Senegal to Morocco for a locust control mission there.
Both aircraft were following their flight plan on airway Red 975 at an altitude of 11,000 feet and were flying 1.5 miles apart. Both aircraft were attacked and hit by 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles (also known as SA-7) fired by the Polisario. The lead aircraft (N284) lost one of its engines and part of a wing and crashed. The second aircraft (N90804) lost an engine and suffered other damage, but it was able to land at Sidi Ifni, on the Moroccan coast. Polisario soldiers thought the DC-7s were Moroccan military C-130 aircraft.
Annik is so beautiful - a true runway model! Here she is modelling a dress from the Dolldiva 2018 Summer Collection (Dress made by me ;-))