Queen butterfly
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SpookyShoe
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Queen butterfly
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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Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas
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Seven Bends
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Re: Queen butterfly
Very interesting! I'd never heard of them either. Google tells me they don't range this far north, so thanks for the pictures!
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Re: Queen butterfly
Love the polka dots!
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SpookyShoe
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Re: Queen butterfly
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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Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas
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Spike
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Re: Queen butterfly
Oh @SpookyShoe She is simply stunning!
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