Danaus gilippus (Cramer) - Danaus gilippus - Donna, 26.173184, -98.043352, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA September 27, 1997
Det. M. A. Quinn, 1997
three male Queens on Gregg's Mistflower - Conoclinium [=Eupatorium] greggii (Asteraceae).
Mistflowers provide a chemical that male Queens need in order to produce their courtship pheromones.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 11 June, 2017 - 10:29am |