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Monarch butterfly caterpillar D. p. plexippus Piedra Herrada, Mexico. The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. [6] Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. [7]
Danaus, commonly called tigers, milkweeds, monarchs, wanderers, and queens, is a genus of butterflies in the tiger butterfly tribe. They are found worldwide, including North America, South America , Africa , Asia , Indonesia and Australia .
Four species are found in North America: the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the queen (Danaus gilippus), the tropical milkweed butterfly (Lycorea cleobaea), and the soldier butterfly (or "tropic queen", Danaus eresimus). Of these, the monarch is by far the most famous, being one of the most recognizable butterflies in the Americas.
Monarch butterfly migration is the phenomenon, mainly across North America, where the subspecies Danaus plexippus plexippus migrates each autumn to overwintering sites on the West Coast of California or mountainous sites in Central Mexico. Other populations from around the world perform minor migrations or none at all.
Image credits: GDT #5 Overall Winner: In The Forest Of The Monarchs By Jaime Rojo. Huddled together, overwintering monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) hang in the trees of Mexico's El Rosario ...
Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, [1] [2] African queen, [2] or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. [2] It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae .
Peacock Crimson-spotted forester (Euphaedra themis) Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) Dark blue tiger (Tirumala septentrionis) Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) Crescent butterfly nectaring on yellow ironweed
Its wings feature an orange and black pattern, and over most of its range it is a Müllerian mimic [4] with the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).The viceroy's wingspan is between 53 and 81 mm (2.1 and 3.2 in). [5]