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Danaus plexippus

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Arthropoda » Lepidoptera » Nymphalidae » Danaus plexippus
Common name (English)
Monarch butterfly
Common name (Greek)
Πεταλούδα μονάρχης

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2013
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Other escape from confinement – Other escape
Pathway detail

Accoring to John and Makris (2023) "shown to be linked to a release of these butterflies at a Pafos wedding and therefore classified as an adventive".

References

John E, Makris C (2023) Field Guide to the Butterflies of Cyprus with distributional maps. Siri Scientific Press, Manchester, UK.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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