Queen Butterflies, Davis Mountains, 2008
Above Queen pictures: Davis Mountains, 2008, Nikon D200, Nikon 300mm f4 ED lens.
Once again thanks to Gil for identifying the Queen, above. I thought it was a monarch when I shot it. Says Gil: "Your butterfly is a Queen, Danaus gilippus, and is identifiable as a female, of the southwestern race. As you might have guessed, Queens are closely related to Monarchs, which are in the same genus." This was shot in 10/2007 in the Davis Mountains.
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