Tuesday, May 8, 2012

God Save the Queen

 At first glance this butterfly may look like a monarch butterfly to a casual observer. This is actually a photo of a queen butterfly. The queen butterfly is found in the south United States, Mexico, Central and South America. It is in the same brush-foot family as the monarch, which is common through out most of North America. The queen caterpillar feeds on milkweed just like the monarch so that it to is toxic to most predators that might try and eat it. This photo was taken in the gardens of the Edinburg Scenic Wetland in south Texas.


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11 comments:

  1. Roger Owen GreenMay 8, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    You're right, I did take that as a monarch (which, I suppose could be a QUEEN or king)

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    perfect picture


    don quixote limerick

    verification makes it really hard to comment. you'd get more comments if you turned it off. i had to do this several times to get it to work.

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  3. photowannabeMay 8, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    I thought this was a monarch too. Beautiful shot and thanks for the information.

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  4. theconstantwalkerMay 8, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    A wonderful capture.

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  5. AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    What a spectacular capture! I too, thought it was a monarch at first.

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  6. DaveMay 8, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    Pretty as a picture - well taken

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  7. Caroline GillMay 8, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Yes, I would have guessed a Monarch (and I suppose a queen is just that!). Wonderful photo.

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  8. Paula Scott Molokai Girl StudioMay 8, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    Queen or Monarch, they are all royal to me! I love them both.

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  9. catsynthMay 9, 2012 at 1:03 AM

    Great photo, and thanks for the explanation. I would have guessed monarch at first as well, though the white spots do seem more intense than on the monarchs I see here.

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  10. Jessica CassidyMay 9, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    what a beautiful shot of the queen butterfly :-) Dropping by from Camera Critters

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  11. Misty DawnSMay 12, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    Very beautiful. You're right that I would have confused it for a Monarch!

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