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Queen butterfly

Danaus gilippus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Open areas with host plants. Larva feed on Milkweeds, also other genera in the Asclepiadaceae family. Adults take nectar.

Notes:

There were a number of these butterflies today in the garden that I had not seen before here mixed in with the regular Monarchs that I see all the time.

Reference Links:

Species Danaus gilippus - Queen - Hodges#4615 - BugGuide.Net

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