The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names,...

= Diogas d'Almeida, 1938) Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819) ( original name = Danais cleophile Godart, 1819) Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ( original...

In Greek mythology, Plexippus or Plexippos (Ancient Greek: Πλήξιππος means "striking") is a name that refers to: Plexippus, a Pleuronian prince as the...

Danaus chrysippus. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. The butterfly closely resembles the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)...

 dorippus: Danaus chrysippus × alcippoides is D. c. chrysippus × D. c. alcippus Danaus × transiens, Danaus × klugii, Danaus × albinus and Danaus × semialbinus...

species are found in North America: the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the queen (Danaus gilippus), the tropical milkweed butterfly (Lycorea cleobaea)...

obligate, neogregarine protozoan parasite that infects monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies. There are no other known hosts. The...

2008-03-26. "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2008-03-26...

species, such as the cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) and monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars, usually advertise themselves with the danger colors...

subspecies of Danaus plexippus. These species are very similar, but D. erippus usually has an orange trailing edge of the forewings, while in D. plexippus it is...

consume over 200 plants as caterpillars, other species like the monarch (Danaus plexippus), and the regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) only consume plants in...

undergo extensive migrations, such as the adult monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. In cases where the insect remains active, feeding is reduced and reproductive...

forms while others closely resemble the toxic butterflies Danaus chrysippus and Danaus plexippus. They are found across Africa, Asia, and Australia. In the...

phenomenon, mainly across North America, where the subspecies Danaus plexippus plexippus migrates each summer and autumn to and from overwintering sites...

migrants. Some species of butterfly (such as Vanessa atalanta and Danaus plexippus) are known to migrate using high-altitude, high-speed winds during...

island of Oahu in Hawaii. Here the population of white morphs of the Danaus plexippus butterfly has risen over a period of 20 years due to predation of the...

garden labeling of thistles as unwanted weeds. The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus for instance, was highlighted as traditionally relying upon taller...

of the queen (Danaus gilippus) and in Mexico they share the pattern of the soldier (Danaus eresimus). In all three areas, the local Danaus population mimic...

Similar species in the soldier's range include the monarch (Danaus plexippus) and the queen (Danaus gilippus). The monarch is more orange, has heavier black-lined...

spectrum within a population of harmful prey. For example, monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars feed on milkweed species of varying toxicity. Some feed...

OE parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, on the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. By contrast, some species of Asclepias are extremely poor sources...

Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) parasite on the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. The OE parasite causes holes to form in the wings of fully developed...

Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus Blue morpho, Morpho menelaus Painted lady, Vanessa cardui Peacock, Aglais io Plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus Question...

was singing, and Jane confronts a litterbug with a gifted voice. 7 "Danaus plexippus" Warren P. Sonoda Tiffany Hsiung J. J. Johnson Tiffany Hsiung J. J...

Monarch or Monarchy may also refer to: Danaus (genus), a genus of butterflies commonly called monarchs Danaus plexippus, the North American butterfly most...

the location of the overwintering sites of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. Brugger was born 16 June 1918 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He never attended...

40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of the longest known...

garden labeling of thistles as unwanted weeds. The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), for instance, was highlighted as relying upon thistles such as Tall...

native insects survive, including the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), which has become threatened due to the loss of milkweed, which has...

Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti) Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Mormon fritillary butterfly (Speyeria mormonia) Mourning cloak butterfly...