The late afternoon sun was shining on the hawthorn berries and I took some pictures of them before spotting this monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) flitting around the tall verbena (Verbena bonariensis). She flew off for a while but I waited and she came back and I was able to get some pretty nice photos. I figured I can get pictures of the hawthorn again tomorrow. The butterflies are getting to be fewer and fewer, so I want to capture them while I can. We’ve had a pretty steady presence of monarchs this summer, although rarely more than one at a time. This one is in particularly fine shape.
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Posted under Creatures,Flowers and Plants and tagged with Butterfly, Danaus, Danaus plexippus, Insect, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Monarch, Tall Verbena, Verbena, Verbena bonariensis
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Tuesday, October 06, 2020, Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
#butterfly #danaus #danausplexippus #insect #insecta #lepidoptera #monarch #tallverbena #verbena #verbenabonariensis
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#butterfly #danaus #danausplexippus #insect #insecta #lepidoptera #monarch #tallverbena #verbena #verbenabonariensis
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.