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MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
The Monarch butterfly
is known by scientists
as
Danaus plexippus
,
which in Greek
literally means
"sleepy
transformation."
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Danainae
Genus:
Danaus
Species:
D. plexippus
Binomial name
Danaus plexippus
