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Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

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Danaus plexippus

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Monarch butterfly

(Danaus plexippus
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
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Queen

Danaus gilippus

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EarlyStages
Very sorry ChiefRedEarth and BillSweeney, but Monarch caterpillars (and chrysalises to a lesser extent) look noticeably different.

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Mexico Horn of Plenty

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PublishedJune 30, 2013

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