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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by sleighgreen
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Noticed this Monarch "chasing" a swallowtail away from the section of the butterfly bush it seemed to prefer. I have never seen a butterfly behave that way! It wouldn't let us get close enough for a better picture.

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