Danaus plexippus
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Danaus plexippus is the monarch butterfly, a migratory North American butterfly species renowned for its striking orange-and-black wings and long-distance seasonal migrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danaus plexippus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11066340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danaus plexippus Context triple: [Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, mainSpeciesScientificName, Danaus plexippus]
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A.
Danaus
Danaus is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the king of Libya and father of the Danaids, whose story is central to the legend of the fifty daughters who slew their husbands.
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B.
Borboletta
Borboletta is a 1974 jazz-fusion–oriented studio album by the band Santana, noted for its Brazilian influences and atmospheric, experimental sound.
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C.
Monarchidae
Monarchidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds, commonly known as monarch flycatchers, found mainly in Australasia, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
The Yellow Admiral
The Yellow Admiral is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin amid the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Adonis blue butterfly
The Adonis blue butterfly is a strikingly bright blue European butterfly species associated with chalk grassland habitats and valued as an indicator of high-quality calcareous downland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danaus plexippus Target entity description: Danaus plexippus is the monarch butterfly, a migratory North American butterfly species renowned for its striking orange-and-black wings and long-distance seasonal migrations.
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A.
Danaus
Danaus is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the king of Libya and father of the Danaids, whose story is central to the legend of the fifty daughters who slew their husbands.
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B.
Borboletta
Borboletta is a 1974 jazz-fusion–oriented studio album by the band Santana, noted for its Brazilian influences and atmospheric, experimental sound.
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C.
Monarchidae
Monarchidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds, commonly known as monarch flycatchers, found mainly in Australasia, Asia, and Africa.
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D.
The Yellow Admiral
The Yellow Admiral is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin amid the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Adonis blue butterfly
The Adonis blue butterfly is a strikingly bright blue European butterfly species associated with chalk grassland habitats and valued as an indicator of high-quality calcareous downland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lepidoptera
ⓘ
butterfly species ⓘ insect ⓘ monarch butterfly ⓘ |
| binomialName | Danaus plexippus ⓘ |
| caterpillarPattern | black, white, and yellow bands ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
monarch
ⓘ
monarch butterfly ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | population declines in some regions ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism |
aposematic coloration
ⓘ
toxicity from milkweed cardenolides ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| dietAdult | nectar from flowers ⓘ |
| dietLarva | milkweed leaves ⓘ |
| family | Nymphalidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| genus | Danaus ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
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Hawaii ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHostPlantCommonName | milkweed ⓘ |
| larvalHostPlantGenus |
Asclepias
ⓘ
linked to:
Milkweed
|
| lifeStage |
adult
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egg ⓘ larva (caterpillar) ⓘ pupa (chrysalis) ⓘ |
| migrationDestination |
California overwintering sites
ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| mimickedBy | Limenitis archippus ⓘ |
| mimicryType | Müllerian and Batesian mimicry complex ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| notableFor | long-distance seasonal migration ⓘ |
| order | Lepidoptera ⓘ |
| overwintersAs | adult butterfly ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinator | true ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviposition on milkweed plants ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males have black scent spots on hindwings ⓘ |
| subfamily | Danainae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
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habitat loss ⓘ reduction of milkweed plants ⓘ |
| wingColor | orange ⓘ |
| wingPattern | black veins and borders with white spots ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danaus plexippus Description of subject: Danaus plexippus is the monarch butterfly, a migratory North American butterfly species renowned for its striking orange-and-black wings and long-distance seasonal migrations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.