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    The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names,...
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  • In Greek mythology, Plexippus or Plexippos (Ancient Greek: Πλήξιππος means "striking") is a name that refers to: Plexippus, a Pleuronian prince as the...
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    = Diogas d'Almeida, 1938) Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819) ( original name = Danais cleophile Godart, 1819) Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) ( original...
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    Danaus chrysippus. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. The butterfly closely resembles the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)...
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    subspecies of Danaus plexippus. These species are very similar, but D. erippus usually has an orange trailing edge of the forewings, while in D. plexippus it is...
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    species are found in North America: the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the queen (Danaus gilippus), the tropical milkweed butterfly (Lycorea cleobaea)...
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     dorippus: Danaus chrysippus × alcippoides is D. c. chrysippus × D. c. alcippus Danaus × transiens, Danaus × klugii, Danaus × albinus and Danaus × semialbinus...
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  • 2008-03-26. "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2008-03-26...
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    consume over 200 plants as caterpillars, other species like the monarch (Danaus plexippus), and the regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) only consume plants in...
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    forms while others closely resemble the toxic butterflies Danaus chrysippus and Danaus plexippus. They are found across Africa, Asia, and Australia. In the...
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    undergo extensive migrations, such as the adult monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. In cases where the insect remains active, feeding is reduced and reproductive...
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  • obligate, neogregarine protozoan parasite that infects monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies. There are no other known hosts. The...
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    species, such as the cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) and monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars, usually advertise themselves with the danger colors...
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    Monarch butterfly migration (category Danaus (butterfly))
    phenomenon, mainly across North America, where the subspecies Danaus plexippus plexippus migrates each autumn to overwintering sites on the West Coast...
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    migrants. Some species of butterfly (such as Vanessa atalanta and Danaus plexippus) are known to migrate using high-altitude, high-speed winds during...
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    of the queen (Danaus gilippus) and in Mexico they share the pattern of the soldier (Danaus eresimus). In all three areas, the local Danaus population mimic...
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    home garden labeling of thistles as weeds. The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus for instance, was highlighted as traditionally relying upon taller...
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    Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus Blue morpho, Morpho menelaus Painted lady, Vanessa cardui Peacock, Aglais io Plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus Question...
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    island of Oahu in Hawaii. Here the population of white morphs of the Danaus plexippus butterfly has risen over a period of 20 years due to predation of the...
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  • Monarch or Monarchy may also refer to: Danaus (genus), a genus of butterflies commonly called monarchs Danaus plexippus, the North American butterfly most...
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    OE parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, on the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. By contrast, some species of Asclepias are extremely poor sources...
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    spectrum within a population of harmful prey. For example, monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars feed on milkweed species of varying toxicity. Some feed...
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    curtipendula) 1971 Handgun Colt Walker 2021 Insect Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 1995 Music Western swing Musical instrument Acoustic guitar Nut Pecan...
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  • 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of the longest known...
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    John; Mark Berman (1990). "Predator induced colour polymorphism in Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Hawaii". Heredity. 65 (3): 401–406...
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    remain a virgin. Danaus was angered that his daughter refused to do as he ordered and took her to the Argives courts. Lynceus killed Danaus as revenge for...
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    in Coahuila are part of the migration route of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Original habitats have been severely reduced by clearance for livestock...
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  • was singing, and Jane confronts a litterbug with a gifted voice. 7 "Danaus plexippus" Warren P. Sonoda Tiffany Hsiung J. J. Johnson Tiffany Hsiung J. J...
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    , namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis) Insect Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Mammal Texas longhorn, nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)...
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  • professor of zoology who studied the migration of monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus L. Together with his wife, Norah Roden Urquhart CM, he identified their...
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