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Monarch Chrysalis Adelaide 16 Spet 2018 Spotted this whilst on a morning walk. Adelaide,Danaus plexippus,Monarch butterfly,South Australia Click/tap to enlarge

Monarch Chrysalis Adelaide 16 Spet 2018

Spotted this whilst on a morning walk.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It's so cool that you found a pupa so close to eclosion! Posted 6 years ago
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      Cheers! I did not realize until I got home and put it up on the computer display. Posted 6 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 betsuin
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Uploaded Sep 16, 2018. Captured Sep 16, 2018 12:51.
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  • Canon EOS Kiss X5
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO125
  • 55mm

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