Which End Bites? What is this type of Butterfly called?

What is this type of Butterfly called?


What is this type of Butterfly called? Taken in Uruguay. Asked by: djonas Category: Natural World Asked on: 1st Feb. 2011 Ending on: 28th Apr. 2011 Rate this Question ( 5/5 ): Report this question reddit twitter facebook stumble

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:: Suggestion by Bearstastegood on 25th August 2010

It's a Monarch butterfly

:: Comment by MGrimmer on 23rd February 2011

Yea, I'm sure that this is correct.

:: Suggestion by w33ndy on 28th August 2010

Isn't "Monarch" a generic term for all unidentified butterflies?

:: Comment by bug_sy on 3rd March 2011

No, Monarch butterflies are a species on their own, part of the subfamily Milkwood. The lay their eggs on (and feed near) Milkweeds.

The Monarch butterfly is best known member of this family.

Check out all this (almost identical) photographs:

:: Comment by w33ndy on 3rd March 2011

Ok, well thank you very much for that information. Very nice to know these things.

:: Suggestion by klimber on 24th August 2010

Amazing photograph, must have taken a lot of patients.

:: Suggestion by Hamish on 25th August 2010

"Amazing photograph, must have taken a lot of patients" Why, do butterflies make one ill?

:: Comment by jamsgra [m] on 25th August 2010

Maybe it's as a result of all that waiting around...?

:: Comment by qwerty on 28th August 2010

Maybe it's the inerrant butterfly sickness>????

:: Comment by aaaaaa on 28th August 2010

The level of sickness is not first aperture!

:: Suggestion by stinkybuttsgranny on 3rd March 2011

It's a monarch.

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