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Monarch (female)

Danaus plexippus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

The Monarch butterfly is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 3½–4 in. Female Monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the "androconium" in the center of each hind wing from which pheromones are released. Males are also slightly larger.

Habitat:

Grassmere Historic farm, Nashville

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Comments (6)

Thank you Antonio! Sergio, we don't all have a constant supply of colorful critters throwing themselves at us! A girl has to keep a little back for times of scarcity!
uau!you have a great old stuff,load every thing Karen from what i se it's very good stuff:-)
Thanks Antonio! No butterflies around here at the moment so i'm checking back through all my old stuff!

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