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Queen

Danaus gilippus

Photo by ceherzog
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Description:

The Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (the brush-foots) with a wingspan of 2.75–3.25" (70–88mm). It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface. The ventral hindwings have black veins and small white spots in a black border. The male has a black androconial scent patch on its dorsal hindwings. Wikipedia

Habitat:

More upland in Deer Prairie Creek Preserve: on Bidens

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PublishedDecember 5, 2011

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