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Viceroy Butterfly

Limenitis archippus

Description:

A mimick of the famous Monarch Butterfly.

Habitat:

Anywhere nectar from a wide variety of perennial flowers can be collected.This one was found in our garden flying amongst the Tiger Lilies.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Viceroy
Limenitis archippus Viceroy butterfly


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6 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

@ Free spirit... in Habitat describe in which environment you find this cute butterfly...!!

;D yeah, but you were faster...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

M&N... you ID suggestion is correct... :)

yeah ashish was faster.... see there is on the lower wingpair a halfcircle like pattern, which Monarch doesn´t have

freespirit
freespirit 12 years ago

Thanks for the info, I will change the description....!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Its Viceroy... Mimicking Monarch..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy_but...

freespirit
Spotted by
freespirit

Brockville, Canada

Spotted on Jul 30, 2011
Submitted on Oct 29, 2011

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