Danaus plexippus

Summary

Danaus plexippus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,904 views/month, #307 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Danaus plexippus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Danaus plexippus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Danaus plexippus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Danaus plexippus is classified within Danaus^[6].
• Danaus plexippus's scientific name is Danaus plexippus^[7].
• Danaus plexippus's Commons category is recorded as Danaus plexippus^[8].
• Danaus plexippus's Unicode character is recorded as 🫌^[9].
• Danaus plexippus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Danaus plexippus^[10].
• Danaus plexippus's Commons gallery is recorded as Danaus plexippus^[11].
• Danaus plexippus's main food source is recorded as Apocynaceae^[12].
• Danaus plexippus's original combination is recorded as Papilio plexippus^[13].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'glöyn y llaethlys'}^[14].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'monarchvlinder'}^[15].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '帝王斑蝶'}^[16].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '帝王蝶'}^[17].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '君主斑蝶'}^[18].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大樺斑蝶'}^[19].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '褐脈棕斑蝶'}^[20].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'monarch butterfly'}^[21].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'monarch'}^[22].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common tiger wanderer'}^[23].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'monarque'}^[24].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Monarch'}^[25].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'monarca'}^[26].
• Danaus plexippus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caparina monarca'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Danaus plexippus is Danaus plexippus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Danaus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'glöyn y llaethlys'}^[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'monarchvlinder'}^[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '帝王斑蝶'}^[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '帝王蝶'}^[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '君主斑蝶'}^[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大樺斑蝶'}^[19].

Identifiers

Danaus plexippus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13037^[28]. Danaus plexippus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2682739^[29]. Danaus plexippus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5133088^[30]. Danaus plexippus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117273^[31].

Why It Matters

Danaus plexippus ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,904 views/month, #307 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]