9.5 cm
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by representative full wingtip-to-wingtip span; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Adult Monarch Butterfly
An adult Monarch Butterfly is shown in a strict dorsal orthographic top view with fully spread wings. The representative 0.095 m wingspan lies inside independently matching official ranges.
Dimensions
- Height
- 1 cm
- Length
- 5.5 cm
- Width
- 9.5 cm
- Weight
- 0.5 g
Quick facts
- Wingspan
- 7–10 cm
- Representative span
- 9.5 cm
- Average weight
- about 0.5 g
- Species
- Danaus plexippus
Adult Monarch Butterfly · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The full wingtip span is the sole scale anchor; descriptive depth and fore-aft envelope do not replace it.