Sunday, March 3, 2013

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly
 The monarch is one of the most recognized butterflies in North America. It is found through out most of the continent. The monarch is a brushfoot butterfly (Family Nymphalidae) that is further classified into the subfamily Danainae. Members of the Danainae subfamily are often called milkweed butterflies because their larval host plants are various forms of milkweed. All of the milkweed butterflies in North America are primarily orange and black in color and toxic to most predators. This toxicity comes from the juices of the milkweed plants that the caterpillars eat. Adults feed on nectar from blooming flowers. This monarch is on prairie blooming star which is a favorite of many different species of butterfly in the late summer. In the fall many monarchs migrate south either to southern California, those living in western North America, or the mountains of central Mexico, those living in east and central North America.




9 comments:

HansHB said...

Lovely butterfly, great colour. Perfect for MOM!

Chris Twyman and Angela said...

just lovely in composition ,image and colour of course.I like your image of the clouds,they fascinate me as a landscape and I have many sketches of them.

Jama said...

They are such a beauty and you always showcase great photos of them, I'm amazed!

anemonen said...

I really do love the butterfly.

Liz said...

Beautiful butterfly. Happy MOM!

I'd also like to invite you to join Orange You Glad It's Friday. It's an Orange meme too and starting March 11, I will be hosting it at Life's sweets and spices. Hope to see you there.

Kala said...

Lovely presentation!

Happy Macro Monday

cassandrasminicorner said...

I liked butterflies, they're so beautiful! Thank's for sharing your photo!

Stopping by from Mandarin Orange Monday- hope you can stop by:)

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LisaS said...

Beautiful shot and thank you for the background info too!

Found you via M.O.M. have a great day!.

DeniseinVA said...

A double gift, flowers but a butterfly too. Wonderful! Thanks again for being such a great supporter of Today's Flowers.