Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
african monarch
on Asclepias, etc.
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
Apocynaceae, oligophagous
Asclepias curassavica; Calotropis procera; Caralluma burchardii, europaea; Ceropegia dichotoma; Cynanchum acutum; Gomphocarpus fruticosus.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
ei, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
references
Acosta Fernández (2007a), Corley (2005a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lafranchis (2020a,b), Lepiforum (2021), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Vieira (2008a), Wiemers (1995a).