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Monarch Butterfly on Milkweed. This fabulous butterfly posed for me on a milkweed plant in Kane PA. Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Monarch Butterfly on Milkweed.

This fabulous butterfly posed for me on a milkweed plant in Kane PA.

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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 morpheme
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By Deb Cappello

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Uploaded Jul 29, 2014. Captured Jun 28, 2010 01:06 in 131-133 Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Kane, PA 16735, USA.
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  • Canon PowerShot A1000 IS
  • f/2.7
  • 1/125s
  • ISO80
  • 6.2mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.