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Southern Monarch

Danaus erippus
Cramer 1775
Monarca del Sur
Monarca Do Sul
Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Galeron.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsChilca (Baccharis salicifolia)26/04/2025Andrea Casaburi
PlantsFlor De Sangre (Asclepias curassavica)02/02/2025Gabriela Sosa
PlantsCardo (Carduus sp.)30/11/2024Andrea Casaburi
PlantsPasto Cubano (Tithonia tubaeformis)21/05/2023Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
PlantsPlumerillo (Oxypetalum solanoides)20/02/2023Román Montero
PlantsFlor De Sangre (Asclepias curassavica)14/02/2022Hork Fell
PlantsPlumerillo (Oxypetalum solanoides)06/02/2022Román Montero
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsBenteveo Común (Pitangus sulphuratus)12/01/2018Eduardo Beltrocco
InsectsStagmatoptera hyaloptera19/02/2017Cristina Miriam Martorano



Number of Photography: 793

Foto
Photography ID: 676902
  Adult
San Fernando
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/14/2023
Catalina Marcovecchio
Foto
Photography ID: 676648
♀  Adult
Coronda
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 676472
  Adult
Coronda
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 675839
  Larva
Luján
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2026
Silvia Sokolovsky
Foto
Photography ID: 675101
♂  Adult
Punta Piedras
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 674719
♀  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/16/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 674570
  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/15/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 674477
  Larva
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/15/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 674271
♀  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/16/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 673975
♂  Adult
Punta Piedras
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/16/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti



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Number of Films: 16


Video ID: 4645
♀  Adult
Funes
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/02/2021
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Video ID: 4600
  Larva
Lomas de Zamora
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2021
Claudia Mora



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Number of Records: 1372



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244138603/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Nicolas Olejnik
244285701/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeBañado al norte de Coronda, CorondaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244177101/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna al norte de Coronda, CorondaPeter Vidana
244087301/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLujánSilvia Sokolovsky
244113028/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
243922926/02/202613:10ArgentinaSanta FeSanta Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
243798223/02/202613:44ArgentinaSanta FeZavalla Manuel Dr 1624, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
243891817/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 11 entre Punta Piedras y Punta Indio, Punta PiedrasPeter Vidana
243804616/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya Escondida, Punta IndioPeter Vidana
243697116/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSendero interpretativo arroyo Villoldo, Punta IndioGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Monarch (Danaus erippus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.