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  • Southern Monarch, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) SentirParaVer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Southern Monarch, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Robert Siegel, all rights reserved

  • Southern Monarch, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) joseluisblazquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Southern Monarch, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Diego Alfonso Rosa, all rights reserved

  • Southern Monarch, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) RAP, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Southern Monarch, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Santiago Mailhos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Southern Monarch

Danaus erippus

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Danaus erippus, the southern monarch, is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. It is one of the best known butterflies in South America. Its genome is nearly identical to D. plexippus, but the two are incompatible, and therefore considered separate species.

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