Danaus plexippus

Danaus plexippus plexippus ♂

Danaus plexippus ♀ on Asclepias tuberosa x Asclepias incarnata

Danaus plexippus caterpillar feeding on Asclepias incarnata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilioniformes

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Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Danainae
Tribus: Danaini
Subtribus: Danaina
Genus: Danaus
Species: Danaus plexippus
Subspecies: D. p. megalippe - D. p. plexippus

Name

Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

• Papilio plexippus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 471. TL: Kendall, New York, USA
• Danaus (Danaus) plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

• Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984. Milkweed butterflies: Their cladistics and biology. British Museum (Natural History), London: 201.
• Lamas G., 2004, Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea: #17.
• David A.S. Smith, Gugs Lushai & John A. Allen. 2005: A classification of Danaus butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based upon data from morphology and DNA. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 144: 191–212. With 3 figures. [1]

Vernacular names

Česky: Monarcha stěhovavý
Dansk: Monark
Deutsch: Monarchfalter
English: Monarch, Wanderer
Español: Mariposa monarca
فارسی: پروانه شهریار
Français: Monarque
Italiano: Monarca
עברית: דנאית מלכותית
Magyar: Pompás királylepke, Amerikai királylepke
مازِرونی: شهریار ِپاپـِلی
Nederlands: Monarchvlinder
日本語: オオカバマダラ
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Monarksommerfugl
Português: Borboleta-monarca
Română: Fluture Monarh
Русский: Данаида монарх
Slovenčina: Monark
Suomi: Monarkkiperhonen
Tagalog: Paruparong Monarch
Tiếng Việt: Bướm Monarch
中文: 黑脉金斑蝶, 大樺斑蝶, 帝王斑蝶, 君主斑蝶

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