Monarch butterfly topic

Also known as

Add other possible names for this topic

The monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all butterflies. Since the 19th century, it is also found in New Zealand, and has been known in Australia since 1871. In Australia it is also known as the wanderer butterfly. In Europe it is resident in the Canary Islands and Madeira, and is found as a migrant in Russia, Azores, Sweden and Spain. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black... full article at wikipedia

Write new description for Freebase.com

Add a type

Location

Symbol of administrative division

0 empty fields

Official symbol of

administrative division	kind of symbol	date adopted
Vermont	State butterfly
West Virginia	State butterfly	1995
Minnesota	State butterfly	2000
Texas	State butterfly	1995
detail view »

Biology

Organism Classification

6 empty fields

Edit	Scientific name

Danaus plexippus

Edit	Synonym scientific name

Rank

Species

Edit	Higher classification

Danaus

Lower classifications

Organisms of this type

Fossil specimens

Edit	Earliest fossil record

Edit	Latest fossil record

Edit	ITIS Taxon S/N

117273

Edit	NCBI Taxon ID

13037

With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the content on this page is typically distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license or Public Domain.

The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Monarch butterfly" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License .

Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006

Last edited by evening Dec 4, 2008

View topic history »

Gallery	add	edit

Edit Weblinks

Recent Discussions about Monarch butterfly

There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?

Start the Discussion »

add Bases that include Monarch butterfly

Vermont