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Danaus plexippus
Orange and Black color and quite large at about 2.5 inches wide.
Found sucking the butterfly bush affront of by bedroom window.
A Male beauty
Spotted on Sep 11, 2011
Submitted on Jan 29, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Karen. Greatly appreciated.
This is actually a male beauty! You can tell from the glands on the lower wings that produce the pheromones to attract the females.
Thanks!!
Beautiful!