Danaus gilippus
Common name: Queen
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Cosmos
(sold as Cosmic yellow)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
Gaillardia pulchella
(sold as Plume Series)
Gaillardia x grandiflora
(sold as Fanfare)
Gaillardia ‘Oranges And Lemons’
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Nerium oleander
(sold as Pink Beauty)
Nerium oleander
(sold as pink)
Nerium oleander
(sold as white)
Penstemon hirsutus ‘Blue Spring’
Penstemon laevigatus ssp. digitalis ‘Husker's Red’
Penstemon ‘Andenken An Friedrich Hahn’
Penstemon ‘X Mexicali’
(sold as Miniature Bells)
Penstemon ‘X Mexicali’
(sold as Red Rocks)
Penstemon
(sold as Coral Bells)
Penstemon
(sold as Holly's White)
Penstemon
(sold as Ice Cream Strawberry & Cream)
Penstemon
(sold as Lavender Ruffles)
Penstemon
(sold as Scarlet Queen)
Penstemon
(sold as Wine Kissed)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Verbena
(sold as x hybrida Taylortown Red)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Danaus gilippus, the Queen, can be found in numerous states in all regions of the country.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Asclepias, Buddleja, Cephalanthus, Cirsium, Lantana, Salvia, Tithonia, Verbena, and Zinnia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Asclepias albicans
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias curtissii
Asclepias erosa
Asclepias fascicularis
Asclepias humistrata
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias linearis
Asclepias nivea
Asclepias subulata
Asclepias tomentosa
Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii
Asclepias
Calotropis procera
Cynanchum angustifolium
Gonolobus
Ibatia quinquelobata
Macroscepis hirsuta
Matelea carolinensis
Nerium
Nerium
Oxypetalum
Sarcostemma clausum
Sarcostemma cynanchoides hartwegii
Sarcostemma cynanchoides
Sarcostemma hirtellum
Sarcostemma
Stapelia
Vincetoxicum
