Common Tiger

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Common name: Monarch butterfly; common tiger; wanderer; black veined brown.

Scientific name: Danaus plexippus

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Arthropoda
                                             Class: Insecta
                                             Order: Lepidoptera
                                             Family: Nymphalidae
                                             Genus: Danaus
                                             Species: D. plexipus

Type of species: Indigenous

Distribution: A very wide ranging butterfly, they migrate thousands of miles. They are present in North America and the Caribbean islands.

Habitat: Monarchs require very specific conditions to thrive, given here.

Conservation status: Species of special concern

Interesting fact: Monarchs were taken to the International Space Station and bred there.