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BMNH(E)1084125

Classification
Scientific name: Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Danaus
Species: plexippus
Higher classification: Insecta; Lepidoptera; Papilionoidea; Nymphalidae; Danainae
Location
Locality: Nearest Named Place: Porthcurnick Beach
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Cornwall
Decimal latitude: 50.1856
Decimal longitude: -4.9724
Verbatim latitude: 50 11 08 N
Verbatim longitude: 004 58 21 W
Collection event
Recorded by: Miss S Sikes
Collection date: 4 / 10 / 1968
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BMNH(E)1084125
Collection code: BMNH(E) ( Entomology)
Sub department: Lepidoptera
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2994851
Preservative: Dry - mounted
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: ae4b540a-ffac-4f89-a81a-afeac4186533
Modified: 2021-01-31 02:58:14 (UTC)
Created: 2014-02-25 22:24:05 (UTC)

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Additional Information

Created 2014-02-25 22:24:05 (UTC)
Last updated 2021-01-31 02:58:14 (UTC)
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb