Photo © Steve Lyn
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Checklist Number59.001 [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.