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Species profile—Danaus plexippus (monarch)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Nymphalidae (danaids, browns and nymphs) → Danaus plexippus (monarch)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Nymphalidae (danaids, browns and nymphs)
Scientific name
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
monarch
Type reference
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundem Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentis, Synonymis, Locis. Tom.1 Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae 824 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
19177
Synonym(s)
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Alternate name(s)
wanderer
black-veined brown butterfly
milkweed butterfly
red danais butterfly
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19177.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024