Host taxa for Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plant Hosts

ANGIOSPERMAE

APOCYNACEAE

• Calotropis gigantea (L.) — Giant Calotrope
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) — Narrowleaf Cottonbush
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]

ASCLEPIADACEAE

• Araujia hortorum E.Fourn. — Mothvine
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Asclepias curassavica L.
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Asclepias physocarpa Schltr.
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Asclepias sp.
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. f.) — Broad-leaved Cottonbush
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Stapelia grandiflora Masson
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]
• Stapelia variegata L.
      Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) [NYMPHALIDAE]

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