Viceroy Butterfly by Digitaleagle

Photography • Macro • posted on Feb 06, 2008

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Description

I had to go back to September for this shot, another one from my backyard. This is a Viceroy Butterfly, when I took the shot I thought it was and monarch. After saving it to the computer I noticed some differences in the markings, grabbed the trusty ole ID book and found it to be a Viceroy. Thanks for taking a look and for your comments.

Comments (28)

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paully52

11:56PM | Wed, 06 February 2008

Wow!...this is gorgeous, the detail and the back lighting are wonderful. Great shot.

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Artlan59

11:57PM | Wed, 06 February 2008

Awesome close-up. I don't know how you get these guys to pose for you. Excellent.

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Cosine

11:57PM | Wed, 06 February 2008

Very nice job. You got tons of very colorful detail. Thanks for the explanation, too.

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lior

12:06AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

Superb macro!

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SSoffia

12:10AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

EXCELLENT CAPTURE & DETAIL ;)!!!!!

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ledwolorz

12:38AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

Excellent close-up.Fantastic detail.

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durleybeachbum

3:39AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

Perfect!

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Kelena

3:48AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

fantastic

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CavalierLady

4:44AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

Perfect shot! And he is a beauty!

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danob

5:57AM | Thu, 07 February 2008

Well spotted and I have read some recent research which I think explains some of the facinating aspects of this and the Monarch.. The macro is a wonderful example of the Viceroy.. http://www.iscid.org/encyclopedia/Monarch_Viceroy_Puzzle

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