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Scientific Name
Danaus plexippus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Protostomia
Superphylum Ecdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilyDanainae
TribeDanaini
SubtribeDanaina
GenusDanaus
SubgenusDanaus (Danaus)
SpeciesDanaus plexippus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Lawson (2004).
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Michael Bynum
Created Date
10/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mollydavis@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/17/2017 7:17:47 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The monarch butterfly was sighted by the investigator on 2 of 5 visits to the park during a butterfly inventory conducted in 2004., Park Species Data Source: Lawson (2004).
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