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MCZ Entomology 164914

Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

1882-07-02/1882-07-04

North America: United States: Washington: Yakima | Yakima City

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:164914 JSON-LD

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ent:164914 Danaus plexippus plexippus Voucher

Current Identification
Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Lepidoptera Glossata Heteroneura Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Danainae Danaini
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy
Previous Identification
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Lepidoptera Glossata Heteroneura Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Danainae Danaini
Common Name(s): Monarch; monarch butterfly; monarque
Determiner: Micah G. FreedmanORCID iD icon; Hugh DingleORCID iD icon in 2018
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: voucher specimen

  • researcher code: Harvard232 [Freedman and Dingle, 2018]

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) unknown in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex Female By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
life stage Adult By: Fred Taylor
wing area 7.653 cm² By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: right forewing
wing area 7.514 cm² By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: left forewing
wing length 4.837 cm By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: left forewing
wing length 4.827 cm By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: right forewing
wing perimeter 11.553 cm By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: left forewing
wing perimeter 11.595 cm By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: right forewing
wing width 2.416 cm By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: right forewing
wing width 2.429 cm By: Micah G. Freedman 2019-01-09
Remarks: left forewing

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Washington
  • County:
  • Yakima
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Yakima City
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Yakima City, W. T., July 2, 3, 4, '82;
  • Georeference:
  • 46.6020710, -120.51207 (Error radius: 6858m) By: Evan Hoki on 2017-05-23 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1882-07-02 / 1882-07-04
  • Verbatim Date:
  • July 2, 3, 4, '82
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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  • [Masked]

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