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Subfamily Danainae - Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings

Monarch larva - Danaus plexippus The forming of a chrysalis - Danaus plexippus Two monarch caterpillars and a pair of mating milkweed bugs. - Danaus plexippus emerging monarch - Danaus plexippus - male Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus - male Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus Danaus plexippus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings)
Numbers
300 species worlwide, most in Africa and Asia.
Food
Milkweeds.
Internet References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danainae