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Scientific name: Danaus plexippus<\/em><\/p>\n

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Phylum:<\/b>\u00a0Arthropoda
\nClass:<\/b>\u00a0Insecta
\nOrder:<\/b>\u00a0Lepidoptera
\nFamily:<\/b>\u00a0Danaidae
\nGenus:<\/b>\u00a0Danaus<\/p>\n

More information<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Distribution<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Habitat\/ Feeding<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Reproduction<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Lifecycle<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
Ecology\/ Migration<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Fall Migration<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Spring Migration<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Migration Map<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
Threats to Monarch Butterfly Conservation<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Population Status Graph<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Going Beyond Monarchs and Milkweed!<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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