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Danaus erippus
A medium size butterfly, less than 8 cm. Body and the border of wings dotted in white on and black base. Orange and ligh orange in the inner part of the wings.
Central to north part of Argentina and Uruguay and Brasil (At least the places I've seen it) Forest and other natural open areas.
Spotted on Dec 11, 2017
Submitted on Dec 13, 2017
7 Comments
Great capture Diego,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Beautiful shot. I love the way you captured the light on the wings.
Congrats!
Great shot! Congratulations!
Congrats! Nice spotting and photo.
Thank you very much!
Congratulations Diego, your Southern Monarch is our Spotting of the Day:
"The Monarch (Danaus plexippus) may be one of the most familar North American butterflies, but did you know about the Southern Monarch (Danaus erippus), our Spotting of the Day? Strikingly similar and previously considered a subspecies of its Northern couterpart, the Southern Monarch is found in tropical and subtropical latitudes of South America. Find out more about this butterfly here: https://buff.ly/2o8RlAM "
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A very pretty butterfly....