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Monarch Butterfly caterpillar (Danaus plexippus)
Subject: | Monarch Butterfly caterpillar (Danaus plexippus)
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monarch butterfly
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Lepidoptera > Danaidae
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)
Host: giant milkweed - Calotropis gigantea (L.) Ait. F.
Photographer: William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International
Descriptor: Larva(e)
Description: Mature larva, Village of Plymouth, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Image Citation: William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, www.forestryimages.org
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The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species.
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Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Monarch Butterfly, Monarch, Wanderer Butterfly
Synonyms:
Papilio plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)
Danaus menippe (Hübner, 1816)
Anosia plexippus Dyar, 1903 |
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