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Viceroy Butterfly

Limenitis archippus

Photo by pemcmack
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange and black wings butterfly

Notes:

Seen on shore line of Lake Huron in a field of wild flowers

Species ID Suggestions

Viceroy Butterfly

Limenitis archippus

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Ashish
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Comments (4)
Ashish
Welcome..!! We seen such Pimpinella sp flowers in India from Apiaceae family... which made this presentation so much attractive..!!
pemcmack
Compared the two and it does look more like a viceroy thanks for the help
Ashish
This is not Monarch butterfly..!!

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PublishedAugust 5, 2011

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