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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by aswedishelf
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Description:

Monarch butterfly on flowers.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Great series! The caterpillars in this spotting are actually a different species of butterfly, the Queen, Danaus gilippus. Here is a reference: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3942 You should split these two spottings and make sure to add the scientific names to each one to make them complete!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Monarch Migration
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PublishedOctober 14, 2014

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