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Viceroy Butterfly

Limenitis archippus

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Viceroy butterfly
Limenitis archippus Viceroy butterfly


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2 Comments

CaseyRobinson
CaseyRobinson 12 years ago

Thanks for the correction!

KristenGilpin
KristenGilpin 12 years ago

This is a tricky id. Take a close look at the lower wing. Viceroys have a curving stripe of black just above the black wing edge with some orange in between. Monarch won't have that second stripe.

Good photo!

CaseyRobinson
Spotted by
CaseyRobinson

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jul 28, 2011
Submitted on Jul 28, 2011

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