Monarch  Butterfly, Female  - Danainae Danaus  plexippus

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male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex.







Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis

male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex.


August 27, 2005, Draper, Sat Lake County, Utah

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