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Danaus gilippus
Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch. Queens in the southwest (and sometimes in the southeast) have pale veins on the upperside of the hindwings.
Greggs Mistflower in wildlife habitat yard.
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