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Viceroy Butterfly

Limenitis archippus

Description:

Very similar to a Monarch butterfly with the noticeable difference being the line across the hind wing. Spotted resting on the sidewalk by house in the evening.

Notes:

The definition of a viceroy according to Wikipedia is a royal official that runs a country as the representative of the monarch. Thought that was an interesting tidbit about the name of the butterfly! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy

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3 Comments

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

Thanks MickGrant!

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Nice photos

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

If you have the ability to lighten your picture, more people would look at it.

annorion
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annorion

Schriever, Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2009
Submitted on Jul 29, 2011

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