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Mating Monarchs - Danaus plexippus - male - female
Copyright © 2021 Kent Jones

Mating Monarchs - Danaus plexippus - Male Female
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
August 30, 2021
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Contributed by Kent Jones on 20 September, 2021 - 11:41am
Last updated 21 September, 2021 - 10:23am

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On the submission form:
Check all the following that apply to this image:
If you don't know for sure, don't check it. For example: for caterpillars check immature and for butterflies and moths check adult. If the photo shows mating behavior, check both male and female. Representative photos appear on info and browse pages (checked by default).
|_| Representative
|_| Male
|_| Female
|_| Adult
|_| Immature

I checked the adult box but I do not always catch it.

Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 20 September, 2021 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

Interesting -
We're surprised that you would have mating monarchs so late in the year. Doesn't seem like there would be enough time for any eggs that were laid to develop in time to make the fall migration.
… john and jane balaban, 20 September, 2021 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the note. Late
Thank you for the note. Late season mating was the reason I added this photo. I expected all of the good-looking monarchs to be in diapause. There was another pair mating within a couple of feet of these two and that mating appeared to be a 4th generation male with a 3rd generation female. I got good pictures of those two, also.
… Kent Jones, 20 September, 2021 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

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