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butterfly - Argiope trifasciata
Copyright © 2008 Charles O. Slavens

butterfly - Argiope trifasciata
Boynton Beach, Arthur R. Marshall Wildlife Refuge, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 15, 2008
Size: 3"
This butterfly was caught by a spider. I have other photos of this sequence

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spider - Argiope trifasciata butterfly - Argiope trifasciata spider - Argiope trifasciata spider - Argiope trifasciata spider - Argiope trifasciata
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Contributed by Charles O. Slavens on 17 January, 2009 - 1:13pm
Last updated 21 January, 2009 - 2:31pm

The butterfly is a Viceroy
The dark Floridian form that mimics the Queen rather than the Monarch
… Harry Zirlin, 17 January, 2009 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks John... made my day!
… Charles O. Slavens, 17 January, 2009 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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