TL: USA, New York, Kendall
Similar species
86-124 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AzərbaycancaMonarx kəpənək 
CatalàMonarca 
ČeskyMonarcha stěhovavý 
DanskMonark 
DeutschMonarch 
Eesti keelMonarhliblikas 
EnglishMonarch EnglishThe Milkweed 
EspañolMonarca 
FrançaisMonarque 
HrvatskiMonarh 
ItalianoMonarca 
MagyarPompás királylepke 
NederlandsMonarchvlinder 
NorskMonarksommerfugl 
PolskiMonarcha amerykański 
PortuguêsMonarca 
RomânăFluture Monarh 
SlovenčinaMonarcha stěhovavý 
SuomeksiMonarkki 
SvenskaMonark 
Tiếng ViệtBướm Monarch 
TürkçeKral kelebeği 
БългарскиПеперуда монарх 
РусскийБабочка американский монарх РусскийМонарх 
УкраїнськаМонарх 
中文黑脉金斑蝶 
日本語オオカバマダラ 
ייִדישדנאית מלכותית
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apocynaceae Asclepias curassavica Mexican Butterfly Weed
- Subspecies
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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
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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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