Jamaican monarch
The Jamaican monarch (Danaus cleophile) is a species of milkweed butterfly in the nymphalid Danainae subfamily. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.[2][1] The Danaus cleophile jamaicensis, or Jamaican butterfly, is generally a darker color and smaller compared to the other species of monarch butterflies.[3]
| Jamaican monarch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Danaus |
| Species: | D. cleophile |
| Binomial name | |
| Danaus cleophile (Godart, 1819) | |
See also
References
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Danaus cleophile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T6247A12591735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6247A12591735.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Van-Wright, R.I.; Ackery, P.R.; Turner, T. (1992). "Anetia Jaegeri, Danaus Cleophile and Lycoriea cleobaea from Jamaica (Nymphalide: Danaine)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 46 (4): 273–279.
- Turner, Thomas W, and Vaughan A Turland. “A Newly Recognized Subspecies of Danaus Kluk; Danaus Cleophile Jamaicensis (Nymphalidae: Danainae) from Jamaica, West Indies .” 2018, doi: 2575-9256.
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