Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Danaus plexippus megalippe
Mariposa monarca, Monarch butterfly
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Papilionoidea
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Danaus
Species
plexippus
Subspecies
megalippe
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz (Roque, 2006).
- Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Danaus plexippus megalippe", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7147. Accessed 1 November 2026.