Commons:Valued image candidates/Danaus chrysippus male 2 by kadavoor.jpg
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Danaus chrysippus male 2 by kadavoor.jpg
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Nominated by | Jkadavoor (Jee) (talk) on 2012-07-25 09:54 (UTC) |
Scope | Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Danaus chrysippus (Plain Tiger), Male, Ventral side |
Used in | Milkweed butterfly, Danaus chrysippus, External morphology of Lepidoptera |
Reason | The male has a pouch on the hindwing. This spot is white with a thick black border and bulges slightly. It is a cluster of specialised scent scales used to attract females. The males possess two brush-like organs which can be pushed out of the tip of the abdomen. This is a rare picture showing one of the brush-like organ. -- Jkadavoor (Jee) (talk) |
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