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Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Photo by PucaK
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Field Notes

Description:

Wingspan. Approximately 4.5 inches; Upperside bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; rows of white spots in the border.

Habitat:

Feeding on flowers of a Silverthorn (Elaegnus pungens) bush located along a fence line between two open fields.

Notes:

Butterfly in migration south to Mexico.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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PublishedOctober 13, 2015

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