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Limenitis archippus
A pretty impressive gathering of butterflies including 3 Viceroys, 2 Red -Spotted Purples and a Hackberry Emperor - in the lower right of pic1. A Pearl Crescent joins in in pic 3. All were attracted to and were feeding on animal dung.
Spotted along the Kenny Vernon Nature Trail near Grassy Lake.
Spotted on Sep 11, 2018
Submitted on Sep 20, 2018
10 Comments
Thanks so much for your comments Toni! And yes they do look like Monarchs, but they are Viceroy butterflies. The easiest way to tell them apart is the Viceroy's postmedian black line that runs across the veins on the hindwing.(Monarchs do not have that).
It looks like a Monarch!
Wow, I like the color!
Thank you Daniele.
Nice image Brian!
You’re welcome, and I’m glad you finally found some viceroys - especially in such a spectacular scene!
Thank you Christine for the correction - the funny thing is I've been looking for a Viceroy for so long and not finding one, so I assumed they were Monarchs.
Awesome capture, Brian! Those are viceroys though, not monarchs ;)
Thanks Greg. I was somewhat surprised when I found them - I was walking along on a birding trail in the woods and found this.
Butterfly heaven...great capture Brian!