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| 1] male of Danaus chrysippus alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 2] same specimen as 1]
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| 3] same specimen as 1] | | 4] same specimen as 1] | |
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| 5] same specimen as 1] | | | |
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| 6] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 7] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | |
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| 8] same specimen as 7] | | | |
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| 9] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | | |
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| 10] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 11] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | |
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| 12] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 13] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | |
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| 14] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 15] same specimen as 14] | |
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| 16] other male alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 17] same specimen as 16] | |
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| 18] female of Danaus chrysippus alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 19] same female as 18]
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| 20] same female as 18] | | 21] same female as 18] | |
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| 22] same female as 18] | | | |
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| 23] same female as 18], laying an egg on Cynanchum acutum | | 24] same female as 18], laying an egg on Cynanchum acutum | |
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| 25] same female as 18] | | 26] same female as 18] | |
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| 27] female alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 28] same female as 27] | |
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| 29] close-up of an egg laid by the female from picture 18] | | 30] same egg as 29] | |
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| 31] mature caterpillar of Danaus chrysippus, feeding on its host-plant, Cynanchum acutum alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 13/10/2024 | | 32] same caterpillar as 31]
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| 33] same caterpillar as 31] | | 34] same caterpillar as 31], on its host-plant | |
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| 35] same caterpillar as 31] | |
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| 36] same caterpillar as 31] | |
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| 37] same caterpillar as 31] | |
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| 38] chrysalis, which originated from the caterpillar shown above - Hérault (France) - 22/10/2024 | | 39] same chrysalis as 38]
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40] same chrysalis as 38]
| | 41] view of the host-plant, Cynanchum acutum from the Asclepiadaceae family. Plants of this group are also named "milkweeds", as their leaves and stems exude a white latex when damaged. This latex contains toxic glycosides. Caterpillars of Plain Tigers accumulate these substances which give them protection against predators - Hérault alt.1m (France) - 17/06/2022 | |
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| 42] closer view of Cynanchum acutum alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 17/06/2022 | | 43] a flowering head of Cynanchum acutum alt.1m - Hérault (France) - 17/06/2022 | |
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| 44] Cynanchum acutum is a climbing plant whose stems wrap around various supports - Hérault (France) - 17/06/2022 | | 45] closer view of a Cynanchum acutum flower - Hérault (France) - 17/06/2022 | |
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