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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.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by J M Belanzaran
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By J M Belanzaran

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Uploaded Feb 13, 2015. Captured Apr 1, 2014 13:21 in Boulevard Moïse Vincent, Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y 2Y1, Canada.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm