monarch

Danaus plexippus

Member of tiger butterflies (subtribe Danaina)
milkweed butterflies (subfamily Danainae)
brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae)
butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)
butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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• Danaus gilippus is very rarely seen, but many of these are believed to be escapees from butterfly houses

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist