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Monarch Butterfly Feeding on Purple Loosestrife, a Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly is found next to a large marsh at Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2N,S4B) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe). Butterfly,Canada,Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch,Monarch butterfly,Ontario,Ottawa,Petrie Island,Summer,imperiled species Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Monarch Butterfly

Feeding on Purple Loosestrife, a Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly is found next to a large marsh at Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2N,S4B) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe).

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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 Greg Shchepanek
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By Greg Shchepanek

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Uploaded Nov 27, 2018. Captured Aug 18, 2018 15:40 in 895 Trim Rd, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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  • Canon EOS M100
  • f/6.3
  • 1/318s
  • ISO250
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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