Monarch having lunch
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Danaus plexippus
Order: Lepidoptera
What is so special about the monarch butterfly?
The bright patterned orange and black wings of monarchs advertise that they taste bad to predators. Monarchs retain toxins (known as cardiac glycosides) from the milkweed they eat as caterpillars (or larvae), making them poisonous to most vertebrates. Male and female monarchs are easy to tell apart.
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Monarch having lunch
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Danaus plexippus
Order: Lepidoptera
What is so special about the monarch butterfly?
The bright patterned orange and black wings of monarchs advertise that they taste bad to predators. Monarchs retain toxins (known as cardiac glycosides) from the milkweed they eat as caterpillars (or larvae), making them poisonous to most vertebrates. Male and female monarchs are easy to tell apart.
Thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. On all my images, Use without permission is illegal.
Sony ILCE-7RM4A
FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS