Queen
Danaus gilippus
Spanish: Mariposa reina
The queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of 70–88 mm (2.8–3.5 in). It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface. The ventral hindwings have black veins and small white spots in a black border. The male has a black androconial scent patch on its... Most often recorded in Nov, Jun, Oct, Jan.
- 2024-11-02 — observation by daniel_brito
- 2024-10-30 — observation by zihuadean
- 2023-06-26 — observation by zihuadean
- 2021-11-13 — observation by zihuadean
- 2021-11-11 — observation by zihuadean
- 2020-06-29 — observation by lmvz
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Cite as: “Queen (Danaus gilippus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/danaus-gilippus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.