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Danaus chrysippus aegyptius
Wingspen male: 50-70 mm Female: 50 -75 mm.
Forest edges, parks and gardens, hill tops, flatlands, coast, mountains, wetlands. Common throughout all South African biomes
Flight period: Year-round. Mimic: Female Common Diadem. Saw it out my window and hunted it down to get a shot at it!
Spotted on Mar 14, 2013
Submitted on Mar 16, 2013
4 Comments
great snap man. love the butterfly pics
Great work man, really impressed how your butterfly collection is coming on! We need to get out there!!
I saw an article about monarch population has declined due to extreme weather and changes in farming. Here is the article in New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/scienc...
Pretty butterfly..nice pic.