Skip to main content
Close

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by AshleyAkers
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

9.74892, -83.7534

Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful orange and black butterfly with orange being the dominant color and black vein-like lines shooting throughout the orange. Black around the edge of the wings that also include white dots.

Notes:

Found outside a coffee plant in Costa Rica gathering nectar.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (0)

Be the first to comment

Sign in to comment
Photographed
PublishedJune 22, 2011

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Image
Butterflies icon

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon