# Wildlife Gardening/Taxon/Danaus plexippus/Identification
### Identification

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The monarch is closely related to several similar-looking butterfly species whose ranges abut or overlap with its own. It also has a Müllerian mimic, the viceroy, whose similar toxicity and coloration discourages predators from hunting either species.
Taxa similar to monarchs :
| Similar caterpillar | Similar chrysalis | Similar adult | Distinctions |
| Danaus affinis, or the Malay tiger butterfly. Caterpillar pictured. | D. affinis chrysalis. | D. affinis adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus chrysippus, or the common tiger. Caterpillar pictured. | D. chrysippus chrysalis. | D. cannabinum adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus cleophile, or Jamaican monarch. No compatibly-licensed caterpillar image is currently available. | D. cleophile chrysalis. No compatibly-licensed chrysalis image is currently available. | D. cleophile adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus eresimus, or tropical queen. Caterpillar pictured. | D. eresimus chrysalis. | D. eresimus adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus erippus, or southern monarch. Caterpillar pictured. | D. erippus chrysalis. | D. erippus adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus genutia, or common tiger. Caterpillar pictured. | D. genutia chrysalis. | D. genutia adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus gilippus, or queen. Caterpillar pictured. | D. gilippus chrysalis. | D. gilippus adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus melanippus, or white tiger. Caterpillar pictured. | D. melanippus chrysalis. | D. melanippus adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Danaus petilia, or lesser wanderer. Caterpillar pictured. | D. petilia chrysalis. | D. petilia adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Limenitis archippus, or viceroy. Caterpillar pictured. | L. archippus chrysalis. | L. archippus adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
| Speyeria nokomis, or nokomis fritillary. Caterpillar pictured. | S. nokomis chrysalis. | S. nokomis adult. | Brief note on connection between taxon and article taxon, caterpillar distinctions, chrysalis distinctions, adult distinctions. |
Speyeria cybele Speyeria aphrodite Speyeria idalia Speyeria nokomis Speyeria edwardsii Speyeria coronis Speyeria zerene Speyeria carolae Speyeria callippe Speyeria egleis Speyeria adiaste Speyeria hydaspe Speyeria mormonia Speyeria hesperis Speyeria atlantis