They do resemble the Monarchs of North America.  That is because they
belong to the same genus, danaus.

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:59 AM, Subash Jeyan <pdml.l...@gmail.com> wrote:

> i just looked up tiger swallowtails and that is not what we have here.
>
> i was referring to the striped tiger:
> http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/699/Danaus-genutia
>
> and a variation common plain tiger:
> http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/744/Danaus-chrysippus
>
>
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:53:12 -0400
> "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Subash.
> >
> > Monarchs are much different from Tiger Swallowtails, if that is what
> > you have there.  They migrate to Mexico on the East Coast of North
> > America and to Central California on the West Coast, spend the winter
> > there, and then fly North, spawning several generations before their
> > descendants make the winter trip South again.
> >
> > Dan Matyola
> > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 7:58 AM, Subash Jeyan <pdml.l...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > very nice. looks a bit like the striped tigers found here...
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 7:09 PM Daniel J. Matyola
> > > <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > My monarchs have emerged from their chrysalises.  Most of it
> > > > happened
> > > while
> > > > I was at work, but I did get to enjoy the first moments of their
> > > > lives as butterflies.
> > > >
> > > > As I was releasing them from their cage, one settled on my hand.
> > > > It was quite difficult to get a shot, since the camera was on the
> > > > tripod, with
> > > the
> > > > 100 mm Macro, it was difficult to get it into position for an
> > > > image of
> > > the
> > > > event.  This is the best I could manage:
> > > >
> > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
> pesos/2018/7/17/in-hand
> >
>
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