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Danaus plexippus
This newly emerged Monarch is very small, about two-thirds the size of an average Monarch, with an estimated wingspan of about 2 inches. Most likely cause is lack of availability of food during the dryer, cooler winter months. Chrysalis is visible in bottom right corner of first picture.
Spotted on Jan 18, 2012
Submitted on Jan 24, 2012
2 Comments
Beautiful! Would make a lovely addition to the Monarch Migration Mission!
Great spot! It is very reminiscent of a spotting I had last summer! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/776...