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Also known as monarch, milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, black veined brown, monarch butterfly

milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae

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Danaus plexippus, commonly known as the monarch butterfly, is a milkweed butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It matters because of its remarkable long-distance migration patterns and its dependence on milkweed plants, making it an important indicator of environmental health and a subject of widespread scientific study and conservation efforts.

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Species

Least Concern

monarch

Danaus plexippus

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae

Observations recorded767,251

君主斑蝶（学名：Danaus plexippus），又名黑脉金斑蝶，大樺斑蝶，是一種斑蝶。牠們可能是北美洲最廣為人知的蝴蝶。自19世紀，牠們就在新西蘭被發現，並於1871年在澳洲發現。牠們分佈在歐洲的加那利群島及馬德拉，並有一些遷徙至俄羅斯、亞速爾群島、瑞典及西班牙。翅膀上有顯眼的橙色及黑色斑紋，翅膀闊8.9-10.2厘米。雌蝶的翅脈更為深色，雄蝶的後翅中央有一斑點可以釋放信息素。雄蝶較雌蝶為大。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 5,069
With media: 1,643
Family: Nymphalidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CHAS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM)
Recorded in: Indonesia, Canada, United States, Mexico

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