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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by Alicia Fortes
Published on Project Noah
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42.2626, -71.8023

Field Notes

Description:

vivid orange and black wings with a black and white spotted body

Habitat:

Found in a garden with milkweed at a local park on a humid afternoon

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2011

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