Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus
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Milkweed Butterflies
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Similar to the Viceroy Butterfly - t he Monarch's colours warn
potential predators of bitter poisons acquired from the
larvae feeding on Milkweed - the adults feed on the nectar of
various plants
potential predators of bitter poisons acquired from the
larvae feeding on Milkweed - the adults feed on the nectar of
various plants
1 species
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Larva to adult takes 30 to 45 days - 2 to 3 broods per year
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus
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The female lacks the enlarged spot (phermone patch) on
the hindwings and usually has thicker black vein
pigmentation (see male above)
the hindwings and usually has thicker black vein
pigmentation (see male above)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Monarch Butterfly (male) on Cottonwood - wingspan approx. 10 cm - Leslie Spit - September 2008
Monarch Butterfly larva on Common Milkweed - approx. 5 cm - Leslie Spit - September 2011
Monarch Butterfly (female) - wingspan approx. 10 cm - Humber Bay Park - September 2014
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
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Updated May 14 2019
Updated May 14 2019
Monarch Butterfly pupa - approx 2.5 cm
Updated May 14 2019
Updated May 14 2019
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Monarch Butterfly pupa on Common Milkweed - approx. 2.5 cm - Forks of the Credit Provincial Park - September 2016
Monarch Butterfly pupa - approx 2.5 cm
Updated May 14 2019
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Genus: Danaus
Species: Plexippus
More Monarch Butterflies
Updated May 14 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Monarch Butterfly egg on Common Milkweed - approx. 1 mm - Terra Cotta Conservation Area - August 2017
Monarch Butterfly pupa on Dogwood species - approx. 2.5 cm - Toronto Islands - October 2017
Adult butterfly soon to emerge (eclose)