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genus

Danaus

Danaus is a genus in the family Nymphalidae. This database currently files 1 species under it, recorded across 97 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
97
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

Best-known members of Danaus

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How threatened is Danaus?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern1100%

Where is Danaus recorded?

Species on file in this genus with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Fiji: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesPapua New Guinea: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesBolivia: 1 speciesPeru: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesEl Salvador: 1 speciesGuatemala: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesGuyana: 1 speciesSuriname: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesCuba: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 1 speciesOman: 1 speciesVanuatu: 1 speciesCambodia: 1 speciesVietnam: 1 speciesSouth Korea: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesNepal: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesSolomon Is.: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesSri Lanka: 1 speciesChina: 1 speciesTaiwan: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesParaguay: 1 speciesMorocco: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States1
  2. Canada1
  3. Australia1
  4. Mexico1
  5. New Zealand1
  6. Portugal1
  7. Spain1
  8. Colombia1
  9. Costa Rica1
  10. Peru1
  11. Indonesia1
  12. Guam1
  13. Papua New Guinea1
  14. Ecuador1
  15. Guadeloupe1
  16. Puerto Rico1
  17. Martinique1
  18. Brazil1
  19. St. Kitts & Nevis1
  20. Venezuela1

All species in Danaus

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded97