Danaus plexippus

Danaus plexippus plexippus ♂

Danaus plexippus plexippus ♀

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

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

Name

Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Original combination: Papilio plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
• Type locality: Kendall, New York, USA

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 471 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ackery, P.R. & Vane-Wright, R.I. 1984. Milkweed butterflies: Their cladistics and biology. British Museum (Natural History), London: 201.
• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.  [See #17.]
• Smith, D.A.S., Lushai, G. & Allen, J.A. 2005. A classification of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based upon data from morphology and DNA. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 144: 191–212. With 3 figures. PDF.

Links

• IUCN: Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Endangered)
• ZooBank: ZooBankA9F435E0-8ED7-46DD-BAB4-EA8E5BF41523

Vernacular names

العربية: فراشة ملكية
azərbaycanca: Monarx kəpənək
български: Пеперуда монарх
català: Monarca
čeština: Monarcha stěhovavý
Cymraeg: Glöyn y llaethlys
dansk: Monark
Deutsch: Monarchfalter
English: Monarch butterfly
español: Mariposa monarca
eesti: Monarhliblikas
فارسی: پروانه شهریار
suomi: Monarkkiperhonen
français: Monarque
Frysk: Monarchflinter
Gaeilge: Bleachtfhéileacán
galego: Bolboreta monarca
עברית: דנאית מלכותית
हिन्दी: मोनार्च
hrvatski: Monarh
magyar: Pompás királylepke
Bahasa Indonesia: Kupu-Kupu Raja
italiano: Monarca
日本語: オオカバマダラ
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಮೊನಾರ್ಕ್
മലയാളം: രാജശലഭം
Bahasa Melayu: Kupu-kupu Monarch
مازِرونی: شهریار ِپاپـِلی
Nāhuatl: Quetzalpāpalōtl
Nederlands: Monarchvlinder
norsk: Monarksommerfugl
پنجابی: پاندھی پکھڑوں
português: Borboleta-monarca
română: Fluture Monarh
русский: Данаида монарх
slovenčina: Monark
svenska: Monark
தமிழ்: மொனார்க் பட்டாம்பூச்சி
Tagalog: Paruparong Monarch
Türkçe: Kral kelebeği
українська: Монарх
Tiếng Việt: Bướm Monarch
ייִדיש: מאנארך פלאטערל
中文: 黑脉金斑蝶

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