Monarch

Danaus plexippus

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
ELCODE: 
IILEPP2010
Common Name: 
Monarch
Scientific Name: 
Danaus plexippus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lepidoptera (Butterfly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Lepidoptera
Family: 
Nymphalidae
References: 
B058
General Biology

Longevity

one generation per year
References: 
B058
Habitat
larvae = wilkweed species adults = in Canada = clear areas with milkweed
References: 
B058
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains
References: 
B058

Distribution

0.01
Score: 
E
References: 
B058

Number of Occurrences

1; non-resident occasional migrant (H147)
Score: 
A
References: 
B058
H147

Area of Occupancy

migratory, moving north then south at the beginning and end of each summer
Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

greatly variable from year to year
References: 
B058
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
S Rank: 
SNR
Decision Process Description: 
Ranks drafted by Norbert Kondla in 2002; Present in Deh Cho, (maybe in North Slave, South Slave): ; Reviewed in 2010, no change; Reviewed in 2015, no change
Last Updated: 
October 20, 2014

References

Ecozones

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Habitat

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Longevity

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return
  • Norbert Kondla (2001) P.Biol., RPBio.. Ministry ofSustainable Resource Management 845 Columbia Avenue, - H147 Return

Population Size

Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Range Extent

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Taxonomy

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return