species · Scientific classification

Danaus plexippus

Classification in context

Lineage

  1. LifeLife
  2. DomainEukaryota
  3. KingdomAnimalia
  4. PhylumArthropoda
  5. ClassInsecta
  6. OrderLepidoptera
  7. FamilyNymphalidae
  8. GenusDanaus
  9. SpeciesDanaus plexippus
Advanced classification

Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

  1. cellular organisms cellular root
  2. Eukaryota domain
  3. Opisthokonta clade
  4. Metazoa kingdom
  5. Eumetazoa clade
  6. Bilateria clade
  7. Protostomia clade
  8. Ecdysozoa clade
  9. Panarthropoda clade
  10. Arthropoda phylum
  11. Mandibulata clade
  12. Pancrustacea clade
  13. Altocrustacea clade
  14. Allotriocarida clade
  15. Hexapoda subphylum
  16. Insecta class
  17. Dicondylia clade
  18. Pterygota subclass
  19. Neoptera infraclass
  20. Eumetabola clade
  21. Endopterygota cohort
  22. Aparaglossata clade
  23. Panorpida clade
  24. Amphiesmenoptera superorder
  25. Lepidoptera order
  26. Glossata suborder
  27. Neolepidoptera infraorder
  28. Heteroneura parvorder
  29. Ditrysia clade
  30. Obtectomera clade
  31. Papilionoidea superfamily
  32. Nymphalidae family
  33. Danainae subfamily
  34. Danaini tribe
  35. Danaina subtribe
  36. Danaus genus
  37. Danaus subgenus
  38. Danaus plexippus species

NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

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