Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Insecta · Lepidoptera · Nymphalidae

Fig. 1. Monarch butterfly

Fig. 2. Range

Length or height
Weight
Food
Lifespan
Society
Habitat	mixed
Range	North America, South America, Australia
Wild or tame

Americas

Modern data

Status today

LCLeast concern Proposed threatened (US ESA, 2024) AZA SAFE: North American Monarch status to verify

Conservation	IUCN 2023 reassessment
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Arthropoda
Genus	Danaus

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

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