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Standardized Common North American Butterfly Names

Swallowtails Whites Coppers Blues Nymphs 1 Satyrs Skippers 1
Parnassians Sulphurs Hairstreaks Metalmarks Nymphs 2 Danaids Skippers 2

Danaids

Scientific Name US Common Name Canada Common Name
Danaus plexippus plexippus Monarch Monarch
Danaus plexippus megalippe Caribbean Monarch  
Danaus gilippus gilippus Queen (not in US)  
Danaus gilippus bernice Florida Queen  
Danaus gilippus thersippus Striated Queen  
Danaus eresimus eresimus Soldier (not in US)  
Danaus eresimus tethys Florida Soldier  
Danaus eresimus montezuma Montezuma  
     
Lycorea cleobaea demeter Large Tiger  
Lycorea cleobaea atergatis    
     
CLEARWINGS (ITHOMIDS)    
Dircenna klugii Klug’s Clearwing  
     
Greta polissena umbrana Umbrana