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Nymphalidae 77a0706 – 4614   Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: plexippus Linnaeus 1758 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4614 ssp. a. plexippus Linnaeus 1758 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4614 erippus of authors not Cramer 1775 (Danais) menippe of authors not Hübner 1816 (Danais) alba Scott 1981 (Danaus) americanus Gunder 1927 (Danaus) archippus Fabricius 1793 (Papilio) asclepiadis Fabricius 1938 (Euploea) curassavicae Bryk 1937 (Danaus) curassavicae Fabricius 1938 (Euploea) fumosus Hulst 1886 (Danais) misippiformis Meuschen 1781 (Papilio) nivosus Gunder 1927 (Danaus) pulchra Strecker 1900 (Danais) ssp. b. nigrippus Haensch 1909 (Danais)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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