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Viceroy Butterfly
Limenitis archippus
33.1543, -97.0135
Field Notes
Description:
Upperside is orange and black, resembling the Monarch (Danaus plexippus), except the Viceroy has a black line across the hindwing and a single row of white dots in the black marginal band. Where Monarchs are rare in Florida, Georgia, and the Southwest, Viceroys are brown instead of orange and mimic the Queen (Danaus gilippus). Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 3/8 inches (6.3 - 8.6 cm).
Habitat:
On buttonbushes at the edge of Lake Lewisville
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 7, 2013
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