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Danaus petilia
These butterflies were having a fine old time feeding on a patch of red-head cotton bush (Asclepias curassavica) in Nuga Nuga National Park. I was very taken with the flowers until I got home and found out that they are a widespread weed introduced from the Americas.
Spotted on Sep 22, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013
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The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) found in Mexico and North America also loves this flowers.