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Queen

Danaus gilippus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

The Queen is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface. The ventral hindwings have black veins and small white spots in a black border.
Wingspan: 70–88 mm (2.8–3.5 in)

Habitat:

At the back of the lodge garden by a large lagoon

Reference Links:

Queen (butterfly), Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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