• Local names

• Language	Vernacular name
  Azərbaycanca	Monarx kəpənək
  Català	Monarca
  Česky	Monarcha stěhovavý
  Dansk	Monark
  Deutsch	Monarch
  Eesti keel	Monarhliblikas
  English	Monarch
  English	The Milkweed
  Español	Monarca
  Français	Monarque
  Hrvatski	Monarh
  Italiano	Monarca
  Magyar	Pompás királylepke
  Nederlands	Monarchvlinder
  Norsk	Monarksommerfugl
  Polski	Monarcha amerykański
  Português	Monarca
  Română	Fluture Monarh
  Slovenčina	Monarcha stěhovavý
  Suomeksi	Monarkki
  Svenska	Monark
  Tiếng Việt	Bướm Monarch
  Türkçe	Kral kelebeği
  Български	Пеперуда монарх
  Русский	Бабочка американский монарх
  Русский	Монарх
  Українська	Монарх
  中文	黑脉金斑蝶
  日本語	オオカバマダラ
  ייִדיש	דנאית מלכותית

• Subspecies

• Species	Author
  Danaus (D.) plexippus megalippe	Hübner, [1826]
  Danaus (D.) plexippus plexippus	(Linnaeus, 1758)
  Danaus (D.) plexippus portoricensis	Clark, 1941
  Danaus (D.) plexippus tobagi	Clark, 1941

• Links

• Language	Website	Authors
  	Butterflies and Moths of North America
  	Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland	Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson
  	Butterflies of America	A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
  	Butterflies of Canada
  	Butterfly Conservation South Australia
  	European Butterfly Page	Guy Padfield
  	Lepiforum e. V.
  	Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa	Paolo Mazzei
  	Noctuidae of North America
  	North American Moth Photographers Group
  	Schmetterling - Raupe	Walter Schön
  	Svenska fjärilar	Bert Gustafsson
  	The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  	UK Butterflies	Peter Eeles

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