Danaus plexippus
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Domain- Eukarya
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Arthropoda
Class- Insecta
Order- Lepidoptera
Family- Nymphalidae
Genus- Danaus
Species-Plexippus
Habitat- Is an open country species that have a range
of breeding habitats.
It
has bilateral symmetry, it is heterotrophic, and is endothermic. It's generally bright orange with black borders and
veins and males have swollen pouches on either side of their wings. Monarch
butterflies use their wings to ward off predators. They also use their poison
to poison vertebrates. Like birds, they follow a pattern of
seasonal migration. A known fact about monarch butterflies is that their wings
seem to look like the eyes of a larger animal to predators which scares them
away. The larva of the monarch butterfly
feed on a wide range of milkweeds and the adults of the species forage for
flower nectar. The predators of the monarch butterfly are spiders, birds, and
wasps.
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