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Male Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

"The monarch’s wingspan ranges from 8.9–10.2 cm. The upper side of the wings is tawny-orange, the veins and margins are black, and in the margins are two series of small white spots. The fore wings also have a few orange spots near the tip. The male has a black patch of androconial scales on either hind wing." ~wiki

Habitat:

reared indoors

Notes:

tagged and released

Reference Links:

Monarch butterfly

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