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Queen butterfly
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:58 pm
by SpookyShoe
I have heard of these, but I have never seen one before today. This is not a Monarch, but a Queen butterfly.
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Re: Queen butterfly
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 1:22 pm
by Seven Bends
Very interesting! I'd never heard of them either. Google tells me they don't range this far north, so thanks for the pictures!
Re: Queen butterfly
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:48 pm
by Growing Coastal
Love the polka dots!
Re: Queen butterfly
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:50 pm
by MissS
They are so lovely. I wish that we had them here.
Re: Queen butterfly
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:13 pm
by SpookyShoe
I saw this caterpillar this morning on the milkweed and was sure it was a malformed monarch caterpillar because it had three sets of "tentacles," not the usual two. I googled it and found out that it was a queen butterfly caterpillar.. The caterpillars for the two species are nearly identical.
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Re: Queen butterfly
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:04 pm
by Spike
Oh @SpookyShoe She is simply stunning!