Nymphalidae
77a0706 –
4614 Danaus plexippus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Apocynaceae[Asclepiadaceae]. Host genera: Asclepias Calotropis Cynanchum Funastrum[=Cynanchum] Matelea. Host extended: Asclepias & related plants (Allen et al 2005); NOT-Araujia NOT-Calotropis NOT-Citrus NOT-Euphorbia N... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4614erippus of authors; (not Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) misappl.menippe of authors; (not Hübner, 1816) (Danais) misappl.ssp. a. plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) alba Scott, 1981 (Danaus) americanus Gunder, 1927 (Danaus) archippus (Fabricius, 1793) (Papilio) asclepiadis (Fabricius, 1938) (Euploea) curassavicae Bryk, 1937 (Danaus) curassavicae (Fabricius, 1938) (Euploea) fumosus (Hulst, 1886) (Danais) misippiformis (Meuschen, 1781) (Papilio) nivosus Gunder, 1927 (Danaus) pulchra (Strecker, 1900) (Danais)ssp. b. nigrippus (Haensch, 1909) (Danais) excl. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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