Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Type of Insect: butterfly
Size: 3 inches
Overall Color: orange, black, white
Larval Foods: nectar
Adult Foods: milkweeds
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: uncommon
Description: large, mostly orange butterfly with dark veins. Adult feeds on flower nectar (mostly milkweeds). Larvae feeds on milkweed plants. Very rare in W. MT

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 04 Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
SubFamily: 05 Daniianae (monarch,queen)
Genus: Danaus
Species: plexippus