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Species Danaus plexippus - Monarch

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths

Superfamily Papilionoidea - Butterflies (excluding skippers)

Family Nymphalidae - Brushfooted Butterflies

Subfamily Danainae - Milkweed Butterflies

Genus Danaus

Species plexippus - Monarch

Nothing below this species

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