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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Description:

Each hindwing is missing the line across it which is found on the Viceroy. The spot on each hindwing shows that it's a male.

Habitat:

Garden.

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gatorfellows
gatorfellows 9 years ago

The spot on this butterfly is a scent scale patch. This is a marker to identify it as a male.

jeslowery
Spotted by
jeslowery

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Sep 20, 2010
Submitted on Feb 15, 2015

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