Queen of Africa - _TNY_0859
From today's visit to the butterfly house, here is a relative of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) known as the African queen (Danaus chrysippus), but also as the plain tiger and African monarch.
This one belongs to the Danainae sub-family - the milkweed butterflies. And as the name implies, the larvae has milkweeds as their host plants which contains toxins that the caterpillar not only can deal with but also store, making the butterfly non-palatable.
Queen of Africa - _TNY_0859
From today's visit to the butterfly house, here is a relative of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) known as the African queen (Danaus chrysippus), but also as the plain tiger and African monarch.
This one belongs to the Danainae sub-family - the milkweed butterflies. And as the name implies, the larvae has milkweeds as their host plants which contains toxins that the caterpillar not only can deal with but also store, making the butterfly non-palatable.