Danaus plexippus — Common names

Monarch learn more about names for this taxon

Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.

Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
American Monarch NCBI Taxonomy Trusted
Monarch Robert Hole, Jr, Butterfly Master Upload File, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), JELA All Categories Full Species List January 2013, NatureServe resource, University of Alberta Museums, uBio Trusted
Monarch Butterfly BioKIDS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), NCBI Taxonomy, PlanetScott.com images, uBio Trusted

Chinese

Name Sources Status
帝王斑蝶 uBio Unknown

Dutch

Name Sources Status
monarchvlinder uBio Unknown

French

Name Sources Status
monarque Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), uBio Trusted

Swedish

Name Sources Status
Monark Fredrik Ullén Trusted

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