| Danaus gillipus (Cramer, 1775) |
| Status: Uncommon stray, which may or may not breed in the state. |
| Flight Period(s): Most Nebraska records (23 June – 19 October) are from late summer. |
| Range: This butterfly overwinters in extreme southern portions of the United States southward to Argentina. Nebraska roughly represents the northern limit to which it normally strays. |
| Larval Hostplant(s): Various milkweeds (Asclepius species) |
| Overwinter: The Queen cannot overwinter in Nebraska. |
| Commentary/Habitat: This species is reported from the state in most years, but usually as only an individual or two. As a stray it can be encountered anywhere but is most freqently taken at flowers. In contrast with the Monarch there is no record of a return trip southward in autumn. |
| Similar Species: Monarch and Viceroy |
