Danaus plexippus subsp. megalippe

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Danaus [genus]

plexippus [species] (1)

megalippe [subspecies]

Classification

Danaus [genus]

plexippus [species] (1)

megalippe [subspecies]

Names

Valid name

Danaus plexippus subsp. megalippe (Hübner, 1826)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Lepidoptera [order] Butterflies
        
        Papilionoidea [superfamily] Butterflies and Skippers
        
        Nymphalidae [family] Brush-footed Butterflies
        
        Danainae [subfamily] Milkweed and Glasswings Butterflies
        
        Danaus Kluk 1780 [genus] Monarchs and Queens
        
        Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Monarch Butterfly
        
        Danaus plexippus subsp. megalippe (Hübner, 1826) [subspecies]