Evidence found
393,363 records across 62 countries and territories, 1830–2026.
Danaus plexippus · GBIF taxon key 5133088
Where has the Milkweed [butterfly] been recorded?
Danaus plexippus occurrence evidence comes from 393,363 records in 62 countries and territories, from 1830 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 393,363 records
- 62 places
- 141 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18302026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Milkweed [butterfly] has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Milkweed [butterfly]. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 377,816 | |
| Canada | 13,803 | |
| Australia | 324 | |
| New Zealand | 278 | |
| Mexico | 226 | |
| Costa Rica | 133 | |
| Indonesia | 109 | |
| Spain | 108 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 61 | |
| Puerto Rico | 60 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 54 | |
| Colombia | 49 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | |
| Peru | 39 | |
| Portugal | 37 | |
| Ecuador | 31 | |
| United Kingdom | 27 | |
| Dominican Republic | 14 | |
| Haiti | 14 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 12 | |
| Guatemala | 11 | |
| Gibraltar | 10 | |
| Bonaire | 8 | |
| Panama | 8 | |
| Belize | 7 | |
| Aruba | 6 | |
| Venezuela | 6 | |
| Bermuda | 5 | |
| India | 5 | |
| Bahamas | 4 | |
| Fiji | 4 | |
| Vanuatu | 4 | |
| Curaçao | 3 | |
| Guyana | 3 | |
| Honduras | 3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | |
| Sweden | 3 | |
| SX | 3 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 3 | |
| Brazil | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 62 places.
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.