Milkweed butterfly

For the mythological fifty daughters of Danaus, see Danaides.
Danaidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Metazoa
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Class:Insecta
Subclass:Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Endopterygota
Order:Lepidoptera
Suborder:Ditrysia
Division:Rhopalocera
Superfamily:Papilionoidea
Family:Nymphalidae
Subfamily:Danainae
Species

Danaus gilippus
Danaus plexippus

The Danainae or Milkweed butterflies are a subfamily within the order Lepidoptera. They lay their eggs on the Milkweed which their larvae (caterpillars) feed on.


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