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Danaus plexippus - Monarch
Nymphalidae
Washoe County, Nevada, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

The brightly-colored larva of a Monarch butterly feeds on an Asclepias milkweed plant.

 
USA, NV, Washoe Co.: 5 km S Nixon
29.vi.2004, 39º48'N 119º21'W, 1185m
Riparian Populus forest, farm field edge. Ex Asclepias sp.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.