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Monarch Butterfly A newly emerged Monarch Butterfly peeks over the edge of a Plumeria Leaf as it dries its wings. Danaus Plexippus,Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch Butterfly,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States,adult,antennae,butterfly,compound eye,endangered,environment,insect,macro,metamorphosis,migration Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Monarch Butterfly

A newly emerged Monarch Butterfly peeks over the edge of a Plumeria Leaf as it dries its wings.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Very creative composition, Thom, well done. Posted 10 years ago
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      Thom_Morris
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      Thank you! Posted 10 years ago

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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 Thom_Morris
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By Thom_Morris

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Uploaded Aug 18, 2015. Captured Aug 10, 2015 10:07 in 45985 Via La Colorada, Temecula, CA 92592, USA.
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  • NIKON D610
  • f/1.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO160
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.