Danaus
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A Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is drinking nectat from a flower. Macro closeup. Butterfly reserve in Goleta California. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR Consider these images as companions / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus at the monarch butterfly reserve in Goleta CA. Butterfly is attached to a small twig on a branch warming up in the sun prior to flight. Macro closeup —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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Two Monarch Butterflies Danaus plexippus at the monarch butterfly reserve in Goleta CA. Macro closeup —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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A Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is drinking nectat from a daisy. Macro closeup. Goleta California. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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AFRICAN M0NARCH BUTTERFLY /
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Distribution: Common throughout South Africa in all biomes. / Flight period: Year-round (peak late summer-autumn)
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Attributes of Danaus gilippus: Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae) Identification: Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch. Very similar to the Soldier (Danaus eresimus), but is more brown and has less defined wing veins on the upperside. Underside hindwing lacks band of pale spots present in the Soldier. Queens in the southwest (and sometimes in the southeast) have pale veins on the upperside of the hindwings, which are lacking in the Soldier. Life history: To find females, males patrol all day. Females lay eggs singly on leaves, stems, and flower buds; which the caterpillars eat. Adults roost communally. Flight: All year in Florida and South Texas, July-August in the north. Wing span: 2 5/8 – 3 7/8 inches (6.7 – 9.8 cm). Caterpillar hosts: Milkweeds and milkweed vines. Some of the milkweeds contain cardiac glycosides which are stored in the bodies of both the caterpillar and adult. These poisons are distasteful and emetic to birds and other vertebrate predators. After tasting a Queen, a predator might associate the bright warning colors of the adult or caterpillar with an unpleasant meal, and avoid Queens in the future. Adult food: Nectar from flowers including milkweeds, fogfruit, and shepherd’s needle. Habitat: Open, sunny areas including fields, deserts, roadsides, pastures, dunes, washes, and waterways. Range: Resident in extreme southern United States south through tropical lowlands of the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Regular stray and sometime colonist in the plains; rarely along Atlantic coastal plain to Massachusetts and the Great Plains. Comments: The Florida Viceroy (Limenitis archippus floridensis) is edible, but mimics the Queen in order to gain some protection from predators. Conservation: Not usually required. NatureServe Global Status: G5 – Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
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Monarch ~ Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Family: Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) Subfamily: Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae) Identification: Upperside of 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. Life history: Adults warm up by basking dorsally (with their wings open and toward the sun). Females lay eggs singly under the host leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and flowers. Adults make massive migrations from August-October, flying thousands of miles south to hibernate along the California coast and in central Mexico. A few overwinter along the Gulf coast or south Atlantic coast. Along the way, Monarchs stop to feed on flower nectar and to roost together at night. At the Mexico wintering sites, butterflies roost in trees and form huge aggregations that may have millions of individuals. During the winter the butterflies may take moisture and flower nectar during warm days. Most have mated before they leave for the north in the spring, and females lay eggs along the way. Residents of tropical areas do not migrate but appear to make altitude changes during the dry season. Flight: In North America during spring and summer there may be 1-3 broods in the north and 4-6 broods in the south. May breed all year in Florida, South Texas, and southeastern California. Wing span: 3 3/8 – 4 7/8 inches (8.6 – 12.4 cm). Caterpillar hosts: Milkweeds including common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), swamp milkweed (A. incarnata), and showy milkweed (A. speciosa); and milkweed vine in the tropics. Most milkweeds contain cardiac glycosides which are stored in the bodies of both the caterpillar and adult. These poisons are distasteful and emetic to birds and other vertebrate predators. After tasting a Monarch, a predator might associate the bright warning colors of the adult or caterpillar with an unpleasant meal, and avoid Monarchs in the future. Adult food: Nectar from all milkweeds. Early in the season before milkweeds bloom, Monarchs visit a variety of flowers including dogbane, lilac, red clover, lantana, and thistles. In the fall adults visit composites including goldenrods, blazing stars, ironweed, and tickseed sunflower. Habitat: Many open habitats including fields, meadows, weedy areas, marshes, and roadsides. Range: Southern Canada south through all of the United States, Central America, and most of South America. Also present in Australia, Hawaii, and other Pacific Islands. Comments: The Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is edible, but mimics the poisonous Monarch in order to gain protection from predators. Conservation: Overwintering sites in California and Mexico should be protected and conserved. NatureServe Global Status: G5 – Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Management needs: Develop conservation and management plans for all wintering sites, migration corridors, and principal breeding areas.
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A Monarch Butterfly on top of a blooming daisy, sipping nectar • Featured: Live, Love Dream Group October 2008 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR Consider these images as companions / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
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I didn’t notice the little spider until I downloaded the image and viewed at full size on my monitor. A monarch (Danaus plexippus) on a zinnia with a little spider friend.
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A closeup view of the symmetrical patterns on the wings of a monarch (Danaus plexippus) Camera: Canon 5D / Lens: Canon 100mm Macro
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A monarch (danaus plexippus) feeding on a white daisy. You love the white of the daisy. It matches your room perfectly, The monarch backlit and outlined just so, makes the image radiate no matter where you put it. Buy it! You want it! Buy it! You love it! Buy it in a nice large poster size. / It’s more than you wanted to pay, but suddenly you don’t mind because you are mesmerized by the beauty. just click on the buy/preview button and it’s yours to keep:)
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Well I hope that I am correct about the name. This beauty was taken last year at the Brookfield Zoo’s Butterfly Exhibit. This was taken with a Canon 40D
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The Queen (Danaus gilippus) butterfly on a yellow Mexican Sunflower. Camera: Canon 5D / Lens: Canon 100mm macro / Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec. / Aperture: f11 / ISO Speed: 640 / Handheld
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A Monarch Butterfly feeding from a milkweed plant with wings wide open. Canon 50D, Canon 70mm-200mm F/4 L Lens. Photo taken in Missouri.
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Monarch / (Danaus plexippus) West Deane Park, Etobicoke, Ontario / 9/17/09
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Featured in As Is Photography September 20, 2009. This is an AS IS photograph of a female monarch butterfly along side the chrysalis she just emerged from. Photo taken with a Canon EOS Rebel XTi and 100mm f/2.8 macro lens on my property in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. The Monarch is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Female Monarchs (as shown here) have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the “androconium” in the center of each hind wing from which pheromones are released. Males are also slightly larger. The larvae and the butterflies retain poisonous glycosides from their larval host plant, the milkweed, so they become distasteful to potential predators. The monarch butterfly eats only milkweed as larvae. This highly effective defense strategy shields them against almost all predators that soon learn to avoid these species after attempting to eat them. Monarch butterfly-female (crop detail): / Monarch Chrysalis (detail): / / Black Box Frame & Bright White Matting / / Beautiful Bugs / ADD RENEE TO YOUR WATCHLIST
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I submitted this image because it looks like the butterfly was cut and pasted into the spot it is in, via photoshop. I assure you it was not. / That is a large part of what appeals to me about this image. It almost looks fake. It will probably have people scoffing and piss them off because of its unatural placement. I like that. Not that I want to piss people off, but that it makes you study the image. It makes you give it a second look. All done with a tripod and camera and the help of an ISO 500 setting. This monarch is resting on a black-eyed susan. You cannot see the flower because of the low camera angle in relation to the monarch’s body. It is completely covering the flower, yet its head is in plain view. Remember they have very long tongues and don’t need to bow their heads to feed like we do. Hope you like this one.
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Have you ever watched a butterfly in the summer sun? Even while flying or floating on a breeze, their beauty is a sight to see. No matter what they land on, it accents their colors. Wouldnt a set of Monarch note cards be wonderful? Danaus plexippus /
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I couldnt resist a shot at the unique position this Monarch butterfly was in while scouting out the thistle blooms. Danaus plexippus) Monarch Butterfly
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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves. Drew Barrymore Also featured in “Monarchs” calendar
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A beautiful colored Monarch with wings wide open ready to migrate south for the Winter. Photo taken in Missouri.
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Danaus plexippus) Monarch Butterfly! Butterflies are self propelled flowers. / ~R.H. Heinlein
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Danaus plexippus I call this image Minneopa Monarch because I had the privledge of being out at Minneopa State Park when the Monarchs were migrating. It was a beautiful sight to see. The green grass and the happy skies / court the fluttering butterflies. ~Astrid Alauda
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