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Scientific Name
Danaus plexippus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Monarch Butterfly
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
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Breed on Asclepias spp. (Milkweed species). Larval host plant Horsetail Milkweed (Asclepias subverticillata) usually in use in September. Hannawacker 2015
-
Migratory
The Colorado River seems to be a particularly important migratory corridor for the species (Morris et al. 2015)
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Visitor Experience Tags
- Butterfly/ Moth
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
18
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
9/6/2016 1:22:44 PM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/20/2017 10:11:20 AM
Notes
Morris, G.M.; C. Kline; and S.M. Morris. 2015Status of Danaus plexippus population in Arizona. Journal of the Lepidoptera Society 69(2): 91-107.
Hannawacker, Robb 2015 Report on Grand Canyon Butterflies, Grand Canyon National Park
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