a monarch for mon@rch!!

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About a monarch for mon@rch!!

No doubt about it – the monarch butterfly is probably the most photographed butterfly!! Why not have a group for just the Monarch Butterfly!!

Please feel free to join and quite this group as you would like! If you would like to join then drop your photos then quit! That is fine also! I guess that I am saying, this is a fun place for learning about one of the coolest butterflies in the world.



Rules are simple; only post pictures of the Monarch Danaus plexippus species. They can be alive, egg, pupa, larva, painting, ect…. but has to be a Monarch!! Do try to avoid the Viceroy mimic. But if you would like to talk about the difference with Monarch / Viceroy, ect.. lets keep that in the Discussion part!


Photo of Group of Monarch's during migration by jggilbert and dmills

Discussion on the Migration of Monarch’s
For those that photograph Monarch’s during their migration – please don’t forget to geo-tag your photo and add the “monarch migration 2006” tag to your Fall Migration Monarch’s. For more info on this go to the Geotagged Migration Pictures discussion.


More About the Monarch Butterfly
Wingspand is 3 ½ to 4 inches (or 88-100 mm)
There wings are brownish orange; black to dark brown on the margins with 2 rows of orange and/or white spots and veins outlined in black. Each hind wing of male has a black scent packet. head and body black with white spots.
Caterpillar, is black with white and yellow bands and has a pair of flexible black filaments on its thorax and next-to-last abdominal segment.

Monarchs are capable of flying 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico and back again to the Southern United States. Millions migrate every autumn, often stopping in the same rest spot each year. Some even fly as far as Hawaii and eastern Australia. In early spring and summer, returning females travel north in relays, new generations replacing old, laying their eggs along the way. The fully grown caterpillars changes to a barrel-shapped, leaf green chrysalis studded with gold dots, then shows the colors of the developing butterfly inside. The change from egg to butterfly takes about 4 weeks. There are many generations a year. the Canadians call this butterfly “King Billy” because its orange and black colors are those of King William of Orange.

info taken from National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders


Photo of uppperside by Chrisser and photo with child is by Dangerding



use link below if you would like to note you found this picture in Monarch group!!

<a href="http://flickr.com/groups/monarch/">monarch</a>

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/