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Viceroy butterfly

Limenitis archippus

Description:

Its wings feature an orange and black pattern, and over most of its range it is seen as mimic of the Monarch butterfly. It can be distinguished from the Monarch by its smaller size and the post-median black line that runs across the veins on the hindwing.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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Maria dB
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Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Oct 5, 2013
Submitted on Oct 9, 2013

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