Danaus melanippus

Danaus melanippus (Anglice white tiger) est papilio subfamiliae Danainarum familiae Nymphalidarum, in Asia tropica ab Assamia in India orientali per Asiam Meridio-Orientalem ad meridiem usque ad Indonesiam, et ad orientem usque ad Philippinas et per Sinas meridianas usque ad Taivaniam endemicus (Evans 1932; Smith et al. 2005). Sunt circa quindecim (13–18, secundum auctorem) subspecies, et species artissime cognata est Danaus affinis (Smith et al. 2005).

Bibliographia
 Evans, W. H. 1932. The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Ed. 2a. Mumbai: Bombay Natural History Society.
 Gaonkar, Harish. 1996. Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka): A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 
 Gay, Thomas, Isaac Kehimkar, et J. C. Punetha. 1992. Common Butterflies of India. Mumbai: WWF-India et Oxford University Press.
 Haribal, Meena. 1994. Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
 Kunte, Krushnamegh. 2005. Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
 Wynter-Blyth, M. A. 1957. Butterflies of the Indian Region. Mumbai: Bombay Natural History Society.

Categoria:Danaini
Categoria:Lepidoptera Indiae
Categoria:Lepidoptera Indonesiae
Categoria:Lepidoptera Philippinarum
Categoria:Lepidoptera Sinarum
Categoria:Fauna Taivaniae
Categoria:Taxa Cramer
Categoria:Taxa 1777