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Danaus plexippus
I think we may have got one of the first monarch butterflies arriving to their Pacific Grove sanctuary for the winter. It landed in a garden next to the sanctuary and we could make a few shots of him (it seems like a male specimen). Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm.
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Spotted on Feb 10, 2015
Submitted on Feb 10, 2015
4 Comments
Thanks for your appreciation, armadeus. 4 and also the rest ;-)
Great shots of this absolutely beautiful butterfly. Thank you for sharing Marta :)
Thanks for liking it! I thought I was still out of season to see them roosting on the trees of the sanctuary, but at least I saw this only one..lucky me! :-)
So beautiful! So rare, sadly.