女(nv)王(wang)斑(ban)(ban)蝶(die)(Danaus gilippus)屬于斑(ban)(ban)蝶(die)科,在(zai)北(bei)美和(he)(he)(he)南美洲生活。它也是世界上毒(du)性最強(qiang)的蝴(hu)蝶(die)之(zhi)一。這種蝴(hu)蝶(die)的翅(chi)展一般在(zai)3.1到9.3英寸之(zhi)間,翅(chi)膀呈橙棕色,邊(bian)(bian)緣和(he)(he)(he)脈紋呈黑色,在(zai)前翅(chi)和(he)(he)(he)黑色邊(bian)(bian)緣周(zhou)圍有(you)白點(dian),給人(ren)一種發光(guang)的感覺。女(nv)王(wang)斑(ban)(ban)蝶(die)以馬利筋(jin)植物(wu)為食(shi)。這種植物(wu)含有(you)劇毒(du),而蝴(hu)蝶(die)的幼蟲攝(she)食(shi)馬利筋(jin)后,毒(du)素(su)會在(zai)它們的體(ti)內(nei)積累(lei)。這些毒(du)素(su)足以致死小(xiao)鳥,甚至有(you)些馬利筋(jin)品種,蝴(hu)蝶(die)幼蟲食(shi)用過多還會導致它們陷入麻醉狀態。這表明女(nv)王(wang)斑(ban)(ban)蝶(die)的毒(du)性極(ji)強(qiang)。