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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings (Danainae) » Milkweed Butterflies (Danaini) » Danaus » Queen - Hodges#4615 (Danaus gilippus)
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Butterfly - Danaus gilippus - male
Copyright © 2007 Phillip Ruttenbur

Butterfly - Danaus gilippus - Male
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
July 16, 2005
Size: 3 inches
On Showy Milkweed - Asclepias speciosa

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Contributed by Phillip Ruttenbur on 26 October, 2007 - 8:43am
Last updated 27 February, 2012 - 10:20am

Not an expert
But have a look in Danaus, it may be a Soldier or Queen
http://bugguide.net/node/view/352/bgpage
… John R. Maxwell, 26 October, 2007 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Butterfly ID
Queen (Danaus gilippus)
… Kay Loughman, 26 October, 2007 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

 
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It's also a male. You can tell by the black spots on the hindwings.
… Sean McCann, 26 October, 2007 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

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