Danaus Plexippus

Danaus plexippus (L.)
Monarch

Danaidae Colour Plates

Host Plants

Asclepias curassavica Hippa Cassini, Red Top

Calotropis procera,
C. gigantea
French Cotton,
Giant Milkweed

Cynanchum angustifolium
Gulf Coast Saltwort

Sarcostemma clausum
White Twine Vine

Plate 1 #1 p. 38

Nectar Plants

The juice the larvae consume in these plants contains poisonous glycosides that will later on make the butterfly distasteful to birds.