Photo © Steve Lyn

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Checklist Number
59.001 [B&F: 1630]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Nymphalidae
Subfamily:Danainae
Genus:Danaus
Species:plexippus
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

In southern Spain and on the Canary Islands, local, in parks and gardens; 0-200 m. In Britain, appears as a rare migrant in the south-west, chiefly on the Isles of Scilly, with records north to southern Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight a very rare immigrant. Wingspan 75-100 mm. Larva feeds on Milkweed.