Danaus (Anosia) gilippus

Danaus (Anosia) gilippus

(Cramer, 1775) Catalogue of Life

GBIF observations
66,049 GBIF
Taxonomic rank
Species
6 specimens
Description

The queen butterfly is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of 80–85 mm. It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface. The ventral hindwings have black veins and small white spots in a black border. The male has a black androconial scent patch on its dorsal hindwings. It can be found in meadows, fields, marshes, deserts, and at the edges of forests.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological
Legacy synonyms
danaus gilippus
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid