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Monarch - Danaus plexippus

This monarch hung out on my finger for a few minutes before going off to rest on a bush. It had something wrong with its left eye -- some of the ommatidia look damaged.

Habitat: Backyard

Monarch - Danaus plexippus This monarch hung out on my finger for a few minutes before going off to rest on a bush. It had something wrong with its left eye -- some of the ommatidia look damaged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Backyard<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154239/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154241/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154240/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus,Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Nymphalidae,Summer,United States,butterfly,monarch

Monarch - Danaus plexippus This monarch hung out on my finger for a few minutes before going off to rest on a bush. It had something wrong with its left eye -- some of the ommatidia look damaged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Backyard<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154239/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154241/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154240/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States

Monarch - Danaus plexippus This monarch hung out on my finger for a few minutes before going off to rest on a bush. It had something wrong with its left eye -- some of the ommatidia look damaged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Backyard<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154239/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154241/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154240/monarch_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States

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The Monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 5, 2023. Captured Sep 22, 2023 15:24 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
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