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  6. Brush-footed Butterflies
  7. Tiger Milkweed Butterflies
  8. Plain Tiger Butterfly

species 45,282 observations

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Status
present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

23 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Common Milkweed, Velvet-leaf Milkweed, Slimleaf Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed 4
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Siam Weed, Blue Porterweed, White Beggarticks, Sleepy Morning 19

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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