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Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by RiekoS
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Description:

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. - from Wikipedia

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PublishedJuly 19, 2016

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