A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Danaus plexippus
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3½–4 in).[3] (The viceroy butterfly is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller, and has an extra black stripe across the hind wing.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_but...
Spotted on Oct 23, 2014
Submitted on Oct 25, 2014
No Comments