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Danaus plexippus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Monarch Butterfly
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Danaus
Species:
Danaus plexippus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native (Breeding)
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 3 - Moderate Priority)
NH WAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT Draft WAP (Sept. 2015) - SGCN (High Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Danaus plexippus
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