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Monarch Snapped this at work, a traveler on her way to Mexico. Sorry for the quality - phone picture! Danaus plexippus,Monarch butterfly Click/tap to enlarge

Monarch

Snapped this at work, a traveler on her way to Mexico. Sorry for the quality - phone picture!

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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 Leslie Lewis
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By Leslie Lewis

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Uploaded Nov 11, 2015. Captured Oct 8, 2015 09:45.
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  • iPhone 6
  • f/2.2
  • 1/1199s
  • ISO32
  • 4.15mm

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