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Few insects are as beloved as the monarch butterfly. These fascinating creatures are beautiful, boldly colored and surprisingly strong — the North American monarch migrating thousands of miles ...
Monarch butterflies flying and sipping nectar from milkweed flowers. The adult's wingspan ranges from 8.9 to 10.2 centimetres (3.5 to 4.0 in). [10] The upper sides of the wings are tawny orange, the veins and margins are black, and two series of small white spots occur in the margins. Monarch forewings also have a few orange spots near their tips.
The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa ...
This genus was formerly split into the subgenera Danaus, Salatura, and Anosia, but this arrangement has been abolished.While the first (the 2–3 monarch butterflies) and Salatura (species ismare, genutia, affinis, and melanippus) do indeed seem to be clades, the relationship of these to the other species, especially the puzzling D. dorippus, is not clear.
M. tanacetifolia is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 10–40 centimetres (4– 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) in height. [1] The multilobed leaves are up to 5–12.5 cm (2–5 in) long. [1]
Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (sometimes abbreviated OE or O.e. [2]) is an obligate, neogregarine protozoan parasite that infects monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies. There are no other known hosts. The species was first discovered in Florida, around the late 1960s. [1]
Methona themisto, from the tribe Ithomiini. Danainae is a subfamily of the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies.It includes the Daniadae, or milkweed butterflies, who lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae (caterpillars) feed, as well as the clearwing butterflies (), and the tellervini.
Gomphocarpus physocarpus is a food of the caterpillars of Danaus butterflies, including the African monarch butterfly (Danaus chrysippus orientis). They store the unpleasant tasting and toxic cardenolides from the plants to deter predators. Distinctive colouration alerts predators before they attack. [8]