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Queen Butterfly
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Queen Butterfly

by Howard Cheek

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded September 5, 20091,434 views

Arthropods

Keywords: butterflies danaus gilippus butterfly chocolate brown queen wildlife nature insects winged central texas

The Queen is a large chocolate brown butterfly. The wings are edged with black and there are a few white spots on the wings, but the predominant impression is chocolate. Its close relative, the Monarch, has black wing veins above and is generally a lighter color of orange, and larger.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No