Los Angeles Bioblitz Challenge
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
144 observations

- Observer
- belis1
- Date
- 8/2/2021
- Quality grade
- research
Description
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Native Status
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) is native / not native to Los Angeles, California, USA.Habitat
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Taxon Range
Note: Range maps are only available for some species.
Taxonomy
- kingdom: Animals (Animalia) 9953 observations
- phylum: Arthropods (Arthropoda) 5309 observations
- class: Insects (Insecta) 4601 observations
- order: Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) 1146 observations
- family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) 259 observations
- genus: Tiger Milkweed Butterflies (Danaus) 144 observations
- species: Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 144 observations
Species Interactions
Species interaction data comes from GloBI. The species with links are species that have observations.
Eats
- Milkweeds (Asclepias)
- Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
- Spurges (Euphorbia)
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Morning-glories (Ipomoea)
- Prairie Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii)
- Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
- White Bladderflower (Araujia sericifera)
- Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
- Woollypod Milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa)
- Sages (Salvia)
- New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- (Asteroideae)
- Sunflowers And Allies (Heliantheae)
- Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
- Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)
- American Asters (Symphyotrichum)
- Goldenrods (Solidago)
- Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
- Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Abelias, Twinflower And Allies (Abelia)
- Speedwells (Veronica)
- Prostrate Capeweed (Arctotheca prostrata)
- Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)
- Asters And Allies (Astereae)
- Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Joe-pye Weeds (Eutrochium)
- Spotted Joe-pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- Coneflowers (Echinacea)
- (Amygdaloideae)
- Wild Buckwheats (Eriogonum)
- Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis)
- Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
- Clustered Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
- Bearberries And Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos)
- Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii)
- Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
- Sea-lavenders (Limonium)
- Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)
- Yarrows (Achillea)
- Vervain (Verbena)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Clovers (Trifolium)
- Sunflowers (Helianthus)
- Brambles (Rubus)
- Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)
- Pride Of Madeira (Echium candicans)
- Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, And Allies (Asteraceae)
- Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
- Paris Daisy (Euryops)
- Oval-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia)
- Perez's Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii)
- (Brassiceae)
- Currants And Gooseberries (Ribes)
- Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
- Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia)
- Plums, Cherries, And Allies (Prunus)
- Lavender (Lavandula)
- Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
- Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
- California Brittlebush (Encelia californica)
- Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
- Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus)
- Skyflower (Duranta erecta)
- Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
- Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
- (Cichorieae)
- Bottlebrushes (Melaleuca)
- Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
- (Helenieae)
- Mint Family (Lamiaceae)
- Bristly Oxtongue (Helminthotheca echioides)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
- Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
- Dandelions (Taraxacum)
- Common Ivy (Hedera helix)
- Velvety Goldenrod (Solidago velutina)
- Shrubby Rock-roses (Cistus)
- Chicories, Dandelions, And Allies (Cichorioideae)
- Lupines (Lupinus)
- Water Smartweed (Persicaria amphibia)
- Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
- Silverleaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster pannosus)
- (Clarkia)
- Black-eyed Susans And Coneflowers (Rudbeckia)
- Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa)
- Vetches (Vicia)
- Knotweeds, Smartweeds, And Waterpeppers (Persicaria)
- Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
- White Clover (Trifolium repens)
- Mule Fat (Baccharis salicifolia)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Ivies (Hedera)
- Olive Family (Oleaceae)
- Geraldton Carnation Weed (Euphorbia terracina)
- Eurabbie (Eucalyptus globulus)
- Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- White Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
- Beebalms And Bergamots (Monarda)
- Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- Rhododendrons And Azaleas (Rhododendron)
- Pineneedle Milkweed (Asclepias linaria)
- Pepper Tree (Schinus molle)
- Willows (Salix)
Preys on
Pollinates
- White-fringed Orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis)
- Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
- Nevin's Barberry (Berberis nevinii)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
- Dandelions (Taraxacum)
- Flat-top White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
- Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Eaten by
- (Trichogramma minutum)
- Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
- Flies (Diptera)
Preyed upon by
- Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
- Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus)
- Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium)
- Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
- European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
- Birds (Aves)
- Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
- Ants (Formicidae)
- Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)
- Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)