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Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

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John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus Monarch butterfly


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vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

Namitha, Alicelongmartin thank you very much for your comments
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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

Lovely pictures

namitha
namitha 10 years ago

Lovely spotting, Vivianpoma

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

Thanks for the info, You are right, this butterfly is smallest. With the weather so good and so much food, it is reasonable to choose not to migrate.

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MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

The monarch butterfly is famous for migration over long distances. The Peru form is a slightly smaller subspecies that doesn't bother to migrate. The wing tips of yours are darker than this one from USA http://www.flickr.com/photos/macronyx/54... Both are males.

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

John, thanks very much for ID

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Chanchamayo, Junín, Peru

Spotted on Jun 2, 2013
Submitted on Jul 6, 2013

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