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Battleworn Monarch - Danaus plexippus
Copyright © 2008 Geoff Ball

Battleworn Monarch - Danaus plexippus
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
July 8, 2007
Monarch right?

Wings had a wax paper quality, different shine then most butterflies I've seen.
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Contributed by Geoff Ball on 22 August, 2008 - 8:43am
Last updated 22 August, 2008 - 1:01pm

I've had migrating monarchs s
I've had migrating monarchs show up so worn that you could see through the wings (they usually look dark--not like Queens, but dark because what they're perched on shows through.) Somewhere I have a photo of a worn spring migrant perched on yellow water iris where you can see the green and yellow of the iris through the very faint monarch markings.

Moving this to Guide for species.
… E Moon, 22 August, 2008 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

yep
as someone else here on BG might say, it's a "batterfly". This one is a male--you can see the two small black scent patches on the hindwings.
… Nina, 22 August, 2008 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
I did see those, kind of wondered what they where, and saw that others did not...

Thanks for tip :)

Amazing how much they can differ.
… Geoff Ball, 22 August, 2008 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

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