Queenie
by Marcia Breznay
Title
Queenie
Artist
Marcia Breznay
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A beautiful Queen butterfly paid a visit today.
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Queen
Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1776)
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Family: Nymphalidae
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Identification: Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch. Very similar to the Soldier (Danaus eresimus), but is more brown and has less defined wing veins on the upperside. Underside hindwing lacks band of pale spots present in the Soldier. Queens in the southwest (and sometimes in the southeast) have pale veins on the upperside of the hindwings, which are lacking in the Soldier.
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Wing Span: 2 5/8 - 3 7/8 inches (6.7 - 9.8 cm).
Life History: To find females, males patrol all day. Females lay eggs singly on leaves, stems, and flower buds; which the caterpillars eat. Adults roost communally.
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Flight: All year in Florida and South Texas, July-August in the north.
----The ButterflySite.com
This photo was taken in Southern California bordering Arizona.
Many thanks to the following groups for featuring this image:
Women Photographers-One a Day; Amateur Photographers; Light from Art, Canon Users Photography and Imagery; Beauty Captured.
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi f/10- 1/800-ISO 400-250mm
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September 27th, 2013
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Marcia Breznay
Many thanks to Susan of Women Photographers - One A Day for the feature. Greatly appreciated :)
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