Description
This species is often confused with the Common Tiger (Danaus genutia genutia) which is resembles. The broad submarginal black band in the Black Veined Tiger is broader and this distinguishes it from the Common Tiger. Unlike the Common Tiger, this species has no orange forms. The Black Veined Tiger is found commonly on Pulau Tekong, where the Common Tiger is mysteriously absent.

Habitat & Habits
The Black Veined Tiger belongs to the Subfamily Danainae, and is a distant cousin of the famous American Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus. The butterfly, with its bright colours, is distasteful to predators. The Black Veined Tiger can usually be found near coastal / mangrove areas. It is attracted to the dried plants of Heliotropium indicum.

Other Observations
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Early Stages
The larva is blackish, with grey stripes and spots and a subdorsal series of yellowish spots, it posed 3 pairs of slender filamentous processes with black tips.

Further Reading
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