By: GeneCooper
Image: Gene Cooper ⧉
Subject: Rich at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA.

Uploaded: 24 Aug 2009
Last Updated: 24 Aug 2009

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The butterfly collection image presented here is a test for a larger image which encompasing about 12 butterflies. What is shown here represents about 1/5 of the total image. The most recognizable butterfly presented here is the Monarch. The Monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871, where it is called the Wanderer. In Europe it is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found as an occasional migrant in Western Europe. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 centimeters (3½–4 in).(The Viceroy butterfly has a similar size, color, and pattern, but can be distinguished by an extra black stripe across the hindwing.) Female Monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot in the center of each hindwing from which pheromones are released.