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mnhtnbb

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3. Ha! Some of these were so small I thought they might be viceroys...

Reply to alfredo (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 05:55 PM

Oct 2015

but the open wing shot identifies it as a Monarch.

Monarch

Viceroy

And flight is apparently different, too.

https://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/Viceroy1.html

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Nice images. One reason the Monarch has survived is because they taste horrible. alfredo Oct 2015 #1

Ha! Some of these were so small I thought they might be viceroys... mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #3

The Viceroy is our state butterfly. *Kentucky* alfredo Oct 2015 #6

What beautiful creatures. Adsos Letter Oct 2015 #2

I put in three butterfly bushes this year, but it's going to take them years to get bigger! mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #4

You may be surprised. Adsos Letter Oct 2015 #5

This is my purple one. Adsos Letter Oct 2015 #7

Who do you order from? mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #8

We use a local nursery. Adsos Letter Oct 2015 #9

Spring is my favorite season here. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #10

Oh, that is gorgeous! Adsos Letter Oct 2015 #11

Thanks! mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #12

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