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Scientific Name
Danaus plexippus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
MONARCH
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
| Family | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily | Danainae |
| Tribe | Danaini |
| Subtribe | Danaina |
| Genus | Danaus |
| Subgenus | Danaus (Danaus) |
| Species | Danaus plexippus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Rock, Janet. 2004. Checklists of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, Trees/Shrubs/Vines and Ferns in GRSM supplied by Janet Rock on 6/21/04
widespread (Sholtens, 2009)
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
common in open areas (Sholtens, 2009)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Lepidoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1191
References
Vouchers
24
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/11/2024 4:03:57 PM
Notes
18 records; Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/e10276daf33346e8aa2a591eb01d975e;
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