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African Monarch

Danaus chrysippus aegyptius

Photo by Neilen Joyce
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Field Notes

Description:

Wingspen male: 50-70 mm Female: 50 -75 mm.

Habitat:

Forest edges, parks and gardens, hill tops, flatlands, coast, mountains, wetlands. Common throughout all South African biomes

Notes:

Flight period: Year-round. Mimic: Female Common Diadem. Saw it out my window and hunted it down to get a shot at it!

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Comments (4)
Jared Hersch
Great work man, really impressed how your butterfly collection is coming on! We need to get out there!!
RiekoS
I saw an article about monarch population has declined due to extreme weather and changes in farming. Here is the article in New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/science/earth/monarch-migration-plunges-to-lowest-level-in-decades.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

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