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Monarch Butterfly A newly emerged Monarch Butterfly dries its wings and readies for flight. Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch Butterfly,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States,adult,butterfly,endangered,environment,insect,metamorphosis,migration Click/tap to enlarge

Monarch Butterfly

A newly emerged Monarch Butterfly dries its wings and readies for flight.

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    Here's a link to my video of one of the monarchs emerging! Enjoy!
    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 Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 18, 2015. Captured Aug 10, 2015 10:19 in 45934 Corte Orizaba, Temecula, CA 92592, USA.
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  • NIKON D610
  • f/1.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO160
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.