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Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods »  class Insecta - Insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Nymphalidae - brushfoots

Scientific synonyms

Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)
Danaus menippe (Hübner, 1816)

Other names

= Monarch Butterfly
= The Milkweed
= Wanderer
= Wanderer Butterfly

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Intertaxon relationships

food: Asclepias L. - milkweed

mimic: Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1776) - Viceroy

Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 6

subspecies Danaus plexippus leucogyne (Butler, 1884)
subspecies Danaus plexippus megalippe (Hübner, 1826)
subspecies Danaus plexippus nigrippus (Haensch, 1909)
subspecies Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Danaus plexippus plexippus

subspecies Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark, 1941
subspecies Danaus plexippus tobagi Clark, 1941

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [as Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Australian Faunal Directory [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversi...], Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
EN Fauna Europaea 2.4 [441572] [as Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea [http://www.faunaeur.org]
Data retrieved on: 2012/03/09
EN OzAnimals - Australian Wildlife [as Danaus plexippus]
OzAnimals - Australian Wildlife [http://www.ozanimals.com/]
Data retrieved on: 2013/04/14

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