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Wildlife Gardening/Taxon/Danaus plexippus/Identification
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Identification
Identification
The monarch is closely related to several similar-looking butterfly species whose ranges abut or overlap with its own. It also has a Müllerian mimicry Müllerian mimic, the viceroy, whose similar toxicity and coloration discourages predators from hunting either species.
Taxa similar to monarchs Similar caterpillar Similar chrysalis Similar adult Distinctions
thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus affinis, or the Malay tiger butterfly. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright=0.5|D. affinis chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. affinis adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus chrysippus, or the common tiger. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|D. chrysippus chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. cannabinum adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus cleophile, or Jamaican monarch. No compatibly-licensed caterpillar image is currently available.
thumb|center|upright|D. cleophile chrysalis. No compatibly-licensed chrysalis image is currently available.
thumb|center|upright|D. cleophile adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus eresimus, or tropical queen. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright=0.5|D. eresimus chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. eresimus adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus erippus, or southern monarch. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|D. erippus chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. erippus adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus genutia, or common tiger. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|D. genutia chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. genutia adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus gilippus, or queen. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright=0.5|D. gilippus chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. gilippus adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus melanippus, or white tiger. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|D. melanippus chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. melanippus adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Danaus petilia, or lesser wanderer. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|D. petilia chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|D. petilia adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Limenitis archippus, or viceroy. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|L. archippus chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|L. archippus adult.
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thumb|center|upright|Taxon Speyeria nokomis, or nokomis fritillary. Caterpillar pictured.
thumb|center|upright|S. nokomis chrysalis.
thumb|center|upright|S. nokomis adult.
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Speyeria cybele
Speyeria aphrodite
Speyeria idalia
Speyeria nokomis
Speyeria edwardsii
Speyeria coronis
Speyeria zerene
Speyeria carolae
Speyeria callippe
Speyeria egleis
Speyeria adiaste
Speyeria hydaspe
Speyeria mormonia
Speyeria hesperis
Speyeria atlantis