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Monarch emergence - Danaus plexippus - male
Copyright © 2006 Scott Nelson

Monarch emergence - Danaus plexippus - Male
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
April 8, 2006

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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 8 April, 2006 - 2:00pm
Last updated 10 December, 2007 - 6:43pm

I'm curious
how did you ID this as female? That looks suspiciously like the scent patch of a male on the second thick vein from the right. Compare:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 September, 2006 - 8:46pm

 
Ya caught me!
I must have made a hasty ID. I know the difference. Thanks for the correction.
… Scott Nelson, 2 September, 2006 - 2:05pm

 
Fixed
thanks for editing
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 2 September, 2006 - 4:42pm

 
I agree
Let us fix that.
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 September, 2006 - 7:29am

Great series!
It is more than fun, it is very informative.
… Beatriz Moisset, 8 April, 2006 - 3:07pm

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