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Danaus gilippus - Queen - Danaus gilippus - male
Copyright © 2009 Annette Daniel

Danaus gilippus - Queen - Danaus gilippus - Male
Azle, Parker County, Texas, USA
August 10, 2009
Size: 2-3"

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Contributed by Annette Daniel on 16 September, 2009 - 7:58pm

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… margarethe brummermann, 16 September, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Queen
Danaus gilippus

male
… Keith Roragen, 16 September, 2009 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

Not a Monarch, but a close relative
Like the Monarch, this is in the genus Danaus. Judging by the guide's descriptions for the other two members of its genus, this is a Queen (Danaus gilippus) rather than a Soldier (Danaus eresimus). Regardless, this is a male--you can tell by the swollen areas on one of the veins of the hind wing.
… Peter Edelman, 16 September, 2009 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
By the way...thank you!
By the way...thank you!
… Annette Daniel, 16 September, 2009 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
=)
Okay, like Entomology couldn't get any more difficult for me! Now I have a male, Queen? =) Who decided to pull that one on those of us who are challenged chewing gum and walking at the same time?
… Annette Daniel, 16 September, 2009 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Mother Nature did it. :^)
I think it's her way of ensuring that the natural world will always inspire our curiosity.
… Peter Edelman, 16 September, 2009 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

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