Queen
This handsome butterfly is dark orange/brown, with black borders and white spots. This underside is paler, and the hindwings have more prominent black veining. The caterpillar is pale bluish gray, with transverse reddish orange. This caterpillar feeds on milkweed. Widely distributed from Argentina to Central America and Southern parts of North America. This is not a migrant species, unlike most of its relatives. Distinctive white spotting.
Meeli Loite Sonn is an freelance photographer based in Los Angeles county, USA. Meeli specialises in producing high-quality images of our all kind natural world, without focusing anywhere, only capturing the beauty and mystery of nature, animals, birds, plants, where she sees it. Meeli’s love of nature does not end with the landscape, as she aspires to photograph all things natural in his own unique way. Her big passion is macro world.
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Beautiful capture, Meeli.
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Gorgeous Capture!
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Nice colorful capture Meeli
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A lovely capture!!!
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Very beautiful photo. Gorgeous Butterfly.. Brenda
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Beautiful shot, great composition, well done
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Superb capture Meeli
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wonderful colours, super shot
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