Jamaican monarch

The Jamaican monarch (Danaus cleophile) is a species of milkweed butterfly in the nymphalid Danainae subfamily. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.[1][2] The Danaus cleophile jamaicensis, or Jamaican butterfly, is generally a darker color and smaller compared to the other species of monarch butterflies.[3]

For the system of government in Jamaica, see Monarchy of Jamaica.

Jamaican monarch
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Danaus
Species:
D. cleophile
Binomial name
Danaus cleophile
(Godart, 1819)

See also

References
  1. Van-Wright, R.I.; Ackery, P.R.; Turner, T. (1992). "Anetia Jaegeri, Danaus Cleophile and Lycoriea cleobaea from Jamaica (Nymphalide: Danaine)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 46 (4): 273–279.
  2. "Danaus cleophile (Jamaican Monarch)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  3. Turner, Thomas W, and Vaughan A Turland. “A Newly Recognized Subspecies of Danaus Kluk; Danaus Cleophile Jamaicensis (Nymphalidae: Danainae) from Jamaica, West Indies .” 2018, doi: 2575-9256.


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