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Soldier Butterfly - male
Danaus eresimus
20.396, -87.3159
Field Notes
Description:
The Soldier Butterfly resembles the Monarch Butterfly and more closely resembles the Queen Butterfly. The major visible difference between Soldiers & Queens is the Soldier has faint white blotches between the veins towards the back of the hindwing.
Habitat:
Southern Florida, Southern Texas, Mexico - Brazil, West Indies. Open pastures, fields, edges of dry tropical forests. Host Plants: Milkweeds. Spotted on wild Ageratum.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 23, 2012
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