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Monarch butterfly sounds

Danaus plexippus

This page collects 1 free recording of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Listen to the monarch butterfly

Monarch Butterfly G Barker 2023
0:26CC BY-SA 4.0by Geoff BarkerWikimedia Commons
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About the monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly is a insect in the family Nymphalidae (order Lepidoptera). Wikidata describes it as “milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae”. Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 9 cm.

What does the monarch butterfly sound like?

Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.

From Wikipedia

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. It is among the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator, although it is not an especially effective pollinator of milkweeds. Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3.5–4.0 in). A Müllerian mimic, the viceroy butterfly, is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across each hindwing.

Frequently asked questions

What does a monarch butterfly sound like?

You can hear 1 recording of the monarch butterfly on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.

Is the monarch butterfly endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the monarch butterfly as “least concern”.

What family does the monarch butterfly belong to?

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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