| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Danainae |
| Genus | Danaus |
| Species | chrysippus |
| Authority | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| English Name | Plain Tiger |
| European Red List 2010 | Not Applicable (NA) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Not Applicable (NA) |
| European Red List 2025 | Not Applicable (NA) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Not Applicable (NA) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Plain Tiger occurs in coastal areas on warm, rocky places with scrub, on agricultural land and in gardens. The Plain Tiger can fly great distances, and in this way can found new populations. The caterpillars feed on the milkweeds Asclepias curassavica and Cynachum procera. It has several broods a year and does not hibernate. In areas with cold winters, populations can therefore only be temporary. It is difficult to establish whether the species is present as a resident the whole year, or as a migrant, only breeding in the summer.
Albania (Regular Migrant) / Bosnia and Herzegovina (Irregular Vagrant) / Croatia (Regular Migrant) / Cyprus (Regular Migrant) / France / France: Mainland / France: Corsica / Greece (Regular Migrant) / Greece: Mainland (Regular Migrant) / Greece: East Aegean Islands (Regular Migrant) / Greece: Kirti (Crete) (Regular Migrant) / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Italy: Sardinia / Italy: Sicily / Malta (Regular Migrant) / Montenegro (Irregular Vagrant) / Portugal (Regular Migrant) / Portugal: Mainland (Regular Migrant) / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Spain: Canary Islands / Spain: Balearic Islands / Spain: Sp. North African Territories / Ukraine (Irregular Vagrant) / United Kingdom: Gibraltar /