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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) <!--군주나비-->
Subject: Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)


Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Monarch butterfly - Danaus plexippus. These beautiful butterflies are poisonous to predators and feed on the reserves many milkweed plants.




Image ID: nerr0396, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Photo Date: 1996 October

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) - http://www.noaa.gov/
Copyright Information - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutimages.html

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Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Monarch Butterfly, Monarch, Wanderer Butterfly
Synonyms:
Papilio plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)
Danaus menippe (Hübner, 1816)
Anosia plexippus Dyar, 1903

milkweed butterfly
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