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Monarch

Danaus plexippus plexippus

Photo by PatriciaPi
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Field Notes

Description:

similar to a monarch butterfly but it isn't...

Species ID Suggestions

Monarch

Danaus plexippus plexippus
bayucca
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Comments (11)
bayucca
Uff! Thanks Ismael for the confirmation of the Monarch being in Costa Rica!
Ismael Chaves
http://www.anywherecostarica.com/flora-fauna/invertebrates/monarch-butterfly
Ismael Chaves
In Costa Rica, the local population of monarchs travel between the east and west coasts of the country, and do not intermingle with the populations from the United States or Canada.
bayucca
According to funet the Monarch is found on the whole continent: http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/danainae/danaus/index.html#plexippus Look at these shots, I guess the ID is correct: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baztoune/6007119386/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/eduardomena/5156241013/
PatriciaPi
do you think it's a monarch? but i found it in costa rica, i thought that the southern place they arrive was Mexico
bayucca
Why not? ;-)... I must admit I have NEVER seen a Monarch myself! But I am pretty sure it is one.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Monarch Migration
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Insects of Costa Rica
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011

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