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Queen Butterfly

Danaus gilippus

Description:

Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch.

Habitat:

On a Gregg's Mistflower bloom next to the parking lot of an urban park.

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2 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Thanks Maria :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Beautiful shots

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 24, 2013
Submitted on Nov 1, 2013

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