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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Published in:Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 10th ed., Vol. 1, 824 pp. [in Latin] Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
Synonym Source
Danaus obliterata Dufrane, 1948 synonym
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Danaus nivosus Gunder, 1927 synonym
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Danaus menippe nivosus Gunder, 1927 synonym
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Danaus menippe americanus Gunder, 1927 synonym
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Danaus americanus Gunder, 1927 synonym
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Danaus nigrippus Haensch, 1909 synonym
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Danaus pulchra Strecker, 1900 synonym
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Danaus fumosus Hulst, 1886 synonym
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Danais archippus fumosus Hulst, 1886 synonym
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Danaus leucogyne Butler, 1884 synonym
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Danaus megalippe Hübner, 1826 synonym
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Danaus menippe Hübner, 1816 synonym
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Danaus curassavicae Fabricius, 1807 synonym
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Papilio archippus Fabricius, 1793 synonym
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Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793) synonym
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Danaus misippiformis Meuschen, 1781 synonym
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Papilio plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 homotypic synonym
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Danaida plexippus (Linnaeus) homotypic synonym
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Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Danaus Kluk, 1802
Common names Source
Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:eButterfly Species List
Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Milkweed United States
  • English
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Published in:Checklist of Vermont Species
Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:Martha's Vineyard species checklist
Milkweed Butterfly United Kingdom
  • English
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Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Milkweed Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:Martha's Vineyard species checklist
Milkweed Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:eButterfly Species List
Milkweed Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:World Butterfly Species List
Milkweed Butterfly United States
  • English
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Published in:Checklist of Vermont Species
Monarch
  • English
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Published in:eButterfly Species List
Monarch
  • English
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Published in:National checklists and red lists for European butterflies
Monarch
  • English
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Published in:Martha's Vineyard species checklist
Monarch
  • English
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Published in:Checklist Dutch Caribbean Species Register
Monarch United States
  • English
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Published in:Checklist of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of Vermont, USA
Monarch United Kingdom
  • English
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Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Monarch
  • English
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Monarch
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Published in:EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Monarch United States
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Published in:Checklist of Vermont Species
Monarch Belgium
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Published in:Belgian Species List
Monarch
  • English
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Published in:World Butterfly Species List
Monarch Butterfly United States
  • English
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Published in:Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Hawaii, United States (ver.2.0, 2022)
Monarch Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:Propuesta actualizada de nombres comunes en castellano para las mariposas de la península ibérica, Baleares, Ceuta, Melilla y Canarias (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Monarch Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:eButterfly Species List
Monarch Butterfly United States
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Published in:Checklist of Vermont Species
Monarch Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:Martha's Vineyard species checklist
Monarch Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Monarch Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:World Butterfly Species List
Monarch Butterfly
  • English
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Published in:Checklist Dutch Caribbean Species Register
Monarch or Milkweed
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Published in:United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Monarch or Milkweed
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Published in:eButterfly Species List
Monarch or Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:World Butterfly Species List
Monarch or Milkweed United States
  • English
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Published in:Checklist of Vermont Species
Monarch or Milkweed
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Published in:Martha's Vineyard species checklist
The Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:World Butterfly Species List
The Milkweed United States
  • English
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Published in:Checklist of Vermont Species
The Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium
The Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:Martha's Vineyard species checklist
The Milkweed
  • English
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Published in:eButterfly Species List
Monark Sweden
  • Swedish
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Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Monarkfjäril Sweden
  • Swedish
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Published in:Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Nymphalidae
genus
Danaus
species
Danaus plexippus
species
Anosia menippe Hübner, 1816 
species
Danaus portoricensis Clark, 1941 
species
Danaus tobagi Clark, 1941 
species
Euploea curassavicae Fabricius, 1807 
species
Papilio misippiformis Meuschen, 1781 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus bipunctata Dufrane, 1948 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus curassavicae (Fabricius, 1807) 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus leucogyne Butler, 1884 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus menippe (Hübner, 1816) 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus misippiformis (Meuschen, 1781) 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus nigrippus Haensch, 1909 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark, 1941 
subspecies
Danaus plexippus tobagi Clark, 1941 
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