# Plain tiger (*Danaus chrysippus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-tiger  
Data as of: 2026-11-13

The plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 5 cm – 7.46 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | flowers |
| Habitat | grassland, shrubland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| On the wing | All year |
| Generations a year | Several |
| Larval food plants | Apocynaceae family |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Nymphalidae
- genus: Danaus
- species: *Danaus chrysippus* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Danais chrysippus*, *Danais cratippus*, *Danais fuscippus*, *Danais lemeemagdalenae*, *Danaus anomala*, *Danaus bipunctata*, *Danaus chrysippus aegyptius*, *Danaus chrysippus chrysippus*, *Danaus chrysippus petilia*, *Danaus completa*, *Danaus deficiens*, *Danaus duplicata*, *Danaus duponti*, *Danaus hanoiensis*, *Danaus impunctata*, *Danaus luxurians*, *Danaus ornata*, *Danaus petilea*, *Danaus petilia*, *Danaus radiata*, *Danaus reducta*, *Danaus subreducta*, *Danaus yuchingkini*, *Limnas klugii*, *Papilio chrysippus*, *Papilio petilia*

## Common questions

### How big is the plain tiger?

An adult plain tiger has a wingspan of 5 cm – 7.46 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### What does the plain tiger eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

### What kind of animal is the plain tiger?

The plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Shirey, V., Larsen, E., Doherty, A. et al. (2022) LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. Scientific Data 9: 382. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01473-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

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