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Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Global Lepidoptera Names Index in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Danaus plexippus
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Danaus plexippus
Recognized by CalPhotos, North American Butterfly Knowledge Network, One Species at a Time Podcasts, Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life, Biopix Nature Photos, Animal Diversity Web, and COSEWIC
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by GBIF classification and Aruba Species List
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)
Recognized by University of Alberta Museums
Danaus plexippus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NBII images, Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel, INBio, and One Species at a Time Podcasts
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus plexippus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Kawahara et al 2018, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Danaus plexippus
Recognized by Flickr Group, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by iNaturalist and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Euploea curassavicae Fabricius 1807
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Global Lepidoptera Names Index in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Papilio misippiformis Menschen 1781
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Global Lepidoptera Names Index in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Euploea curassavicae Fabricius 1807
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Papilio misippiformis Menschen 1781
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Danaus (Danaus) americanus Gunder 1927
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus (Danaus) archippus Fabricius 1793
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus (Danaus) fumosus Hulstaert 1886
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus (Danaus) leucoglene Butler
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus (Danaus) nivosus Gunder 1927
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus (Danaus) pulchra Strecker 1900
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus disjuncta Dufrane 1948
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Danaus obliterata Dufrane 1948
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Euploea asclepiadis Fabricius 1938
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Euploea curassavicae Fabricius 1807
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Papilio (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Papilio misippiformis Menschen 1781
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Common Names

English

Monarch preferred
Recognized by University of Alberta Museums, North American Butterfly Knowledge Network, and admin
monarch butterfly
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Wikidata Common Names
common tiger wanderer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
monarch
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Monarch butterfly
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Arabic

فراشة ملكية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

caparina monarca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Monarx kəpənək preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

пеперуда монарх preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

monarca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

君主斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
大樺斑蝶
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
帝王斑蝶
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
帝王蝶
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
褐脈棕斑蝶
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Данаида монарх preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Monarh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

monarcha stěhovavý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Monark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

monarchvlinder preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Monarhliblikas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Monarkki
prefer
Recognized by admin
Monarkkiperhonen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

French

monarque preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Monarch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Πεταλούδα μονάρχης preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

דנאית מלכותית preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

मोनार्च preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

pompás királylepke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kupu-kupu Raja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

bleachtfhéileacán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

オオカバマダラ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಮೊನಾರ್ಕ್ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

제왕나비 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

монарх preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Kupu-kupu Monarch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

രാജശലഭം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maori

kahuku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Quetzalpāpalōtl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

monarksommerfugl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

پروانه شهریار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Borboleta-monarca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

fluture Monarh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Данаида монарх preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

dealan-dé rìoghail preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Лептир монарх preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Monark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Tamil

மொனார்க் பட்டாம்பூச்சி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

మోనార్క్ సీతాకోకచిలుక preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ผีเสื้อจักรพรรดิ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kral kelebeği preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Монарх preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

帝王斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

مونارک تتلیاں preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Bướm vua preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

glöyn y llaethlys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Monarchflinter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yiddish

מאנארך פלאטערל preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فراشه ملكيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Monarch butterfly preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Monarch butterfly preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pap

Barbulètè Monarka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

پاندھی پکھڑوں preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

帝王斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

黑脉金斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

黑脉金斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

帝王斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life and Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

帝王斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

帝王斑蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae
Danaus
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. americanus Gunder 1927
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. fumosus Hulstaert 1886
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. leucogyne Butler 1884
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. menippe Hübner 1816
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. nivosus Gunder 1927
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. portoricensis Clark 1941
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. pulchra Strecker 1900
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. tobagi Clark 1941
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus 1758
Danaus (Anosia) cleophile Godart 1819
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer 1777
Danaus (Anosia) erippus Cramer 1775
Danaus (Anosia) genutia Cramer 1779
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer 1775
Danaus (Anosia) ismare Cramer 1782
Danaus (Anosia) kotoshoensis Matsumura 1929
Danaus (Anosia) melanippus Cramer 1777
Danaus (Anosia) plexaure Godart 1819
Danaus (Anosia) ravida Fruhstorfer 1896
Danaus affinis Fabricius 1775
Danaus bibussa Fruhstorfer
Danaus birungensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus chaoaspina Staudinger
Danaus diapientis Strand
Danaus hamata MacLeay 1827
Danaus infumatus Aurivillius
Danaus malayensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus mangiolina Staudinger

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
Danaus Kluk 1802
Danaus subgen. Danaus
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus bipunctata Dufrane 1948
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus curassavicae (Fabricius 1807)
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus leucogyne Butler 1884
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus megalippe Hübner 1826
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus menippe (Hübner 1816)
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus misippiformis (Meuschen 1781)
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus nigrippus Haensch 1909
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus portoricensis Clark 1941
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus tobagi Clark 1941
Danaus (Danaus) cleophile (Godart)
Danaus (Danaus) erippus (Cramer 1775)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae
Danaus
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. americanus Gunder 1927
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. fumosus Hulstaert 1886
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. leucogyne Butler 1884
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. menippe Hübner 1816
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. nivosus Gunder 1927
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. portoricensis Clark 1941
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. pulchra Strecker 1900
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus subsp. tobagi Clark 1941
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus 1758
Danaus (Anosia) cleophile Godart 1819
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer 1777
Danaus (Anosia) erippus Cramer 1775
Danaus (Anosia) genutia Cramer 1779
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer 1775
Danaus (Anosia) ismare Cramer 1782
Danaus (Anosia) kotoshoensis Matsumura 1929
Danaus (Anosia) melanippus Cramer 1777
Danaus (Anosia) plexaure Godart 1819
Danaus (Anosia) ravida Fruhstorfer 1896
Danaus affinis Fabricius 1775
Danaus bibussa Fruhstorfer
Danaus birungensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus chaoaspina Staudinger
Danaus diapientis Strand
Danaus hamata MacLeay 1827
Danaus infumatus Aurivillius
Danaus malayensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus mangiolina Staudinger

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae
Danaus
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. americanus Gunder 1927
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. fumosus Hulstaert 1886
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. leucogyne Butler 1884
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. menippe Hübner 1816
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. nivosus Gunder 1927
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. portoricensis Clark 1941
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. pulchra Strecker 1900
Danaus (Anosia) plexippus ssp. tobagi Clark 1941
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus 1758
Danaus (Anosia) cleophile Godart 1819
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer 1777
Danaus (Anosia) erippus Cramer 1775
Danaus (Anosia) genutia Cramer 1779
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer 1775
Danaus (Anosia) ismare Cramer 1782
Danaus (Anosia) kotoshoensis Matsumura 1929
Danaus (Anosia) melanippus Cramer 1777
Danaus (Anosia) plexaure Godart 1819
Danaus (Anosia) ravida Fruhstorfer 1896
Danaus affinis Fabricius 1775
Danaus bibussa Fruhstorfer
Danaus birungensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus chaoaspina Staudinger
Danaus diapientis Strand
Danaus hamata Mac Leay 1827
Danaus infumatus Aurivillius
Danaus malayensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus mangiolina Staudinger

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Danaus Kluk 1780
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Danaus plexippus americanus Gunder 1927
Danaus plexippus fumosus Hulstaert 1886
Danaus plexippus leucogyne Butler 1884
Danaus plexippus megalippe (Hübner 1826)
Danaus plexippus menippe Hübner 1816
Danaus plexippus nivosus Gunder 1927
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark 1941
Danaus plexippus pulchra Strecker 1900
Danaus plexippus tobagi Clark 1941
Danaus affinis Fabricius 1775
Danaus albatus
Danaus bibussa Fruhstorfer
Danaus birungensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus chaoaspina Staudinger
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus 1758)
Danaus cleona Snellen
Danaus cleophile Godart 1819
Danaus diapientis Strand
Danaus eresimus Cramer 1777
Danaus erippus Cramer 1775
Danaus genutia Cramer 1779
Danaus gilippus Cramer 1775
Danaus hamata Mac Leay 1827
Danaus infumatus Aurivillius
Danaus ismare Cramer 1782
Danaus kotoshoensis Matsumura 1929
Danaus malayensis Fruhstorfer
Danaus mangiolina Staudinger
Danaus melanippus Cramer 1777
Danaus petilia
Danaus plexaure Godart 1819
Danaus pumila Boisduval 1859
Danaus ravida Fruhstorfer 1896
Danaus toxopei Nieuwnhuis
Danaus vulgaris

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea Latreille 1802
Nymphalidae Rafinesque 1815
Danainae Boisduval 1833
Danaini Boisduval 1833
Danaina Boisduval 1833
Danaus Kluk 1780
Danaus subgen. Danaus Kluk 1780
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus 1758)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Ditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
Danaina
Danaus
Danaus
Danaus plexippus (this page)
Danaus plexippus megalippe
Danaus plexippus nigrippus
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Danaus cleophile
Danaus erippus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Nymphalidae
Danainae
Danaini
Danaus
Danaus plexippus (this page)
Danaus plexippus megalippe
Danaus plexippus nivosus
Danaus plexippus plexippus
Anosia
Danaus
Danaus bibussa
Danaus birungensis
Danaus chaoaspina
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus cleophile
Danaus diapientis
Danaus dorippus
Danaus eresimus
Danaus erippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus gilippus
Danaus hamata
Danaus infumatus
Danaus ismare
Danaus kotoshoensis
Danaus malayensis
Danaus mangiolina
Danaus melanippus
Danaus petilia
Danaus plexaure
Danaus ravida
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