Danaus 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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