Queen Butterfly by danapommet

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 13, 2012

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Description

The Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (the brush-foots) with a wingspan of 2.75–3.25 inches (70–88mm). It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ventral wing surface fairly similar to the dorsal surface. The ventral hindwings have black veins and small white spots in a black border. Info from Wikipedia. Photo taken in May, at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center, during their annual International Flower and Garden Festival. Do zoom. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (43)

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Faemike55

8:13PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

Very beuatiful captures Dana

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bobrgallegos

8:20PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

Wonderful capture of this beautiful Butterfly Dana!!

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MagikUnicorn Online Now!

8:39PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

B E A U T Y

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mgtcs

8:47PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

Amazing image Dana, spectacular colors, lovely capture, amazing colors, congratulations!

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mickeyrony

8:54PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

And one of the most beautiful my friend . Great picture of them trying to make preleminaire lol... Nice to you to share ((5++))

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eekdog

9:25PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

love the pair of shots Dana, nice captures.

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netot

9:45PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

beautiful butterflies, Dana! My favorite pic. is the one to the left!

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npauling

9:53PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

Beautiful captures of this very lovely butterfly. I love those bright orange flowers too they make a great splash of colour.

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0rest4wicked

11:07PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

A dashing pair of captures!

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clbsmiley

11:36PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

This is great !! always like butterflies.

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Katraz

11:57PM | Wed, 13 June 2012

Great shot Dana.

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jocko500

12:01AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

very lovely

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durleybeachbum

1:14AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Excellent shots. They look great against that foliage.

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Jean_C

1:45AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Splendid captures, Dana! I prefer the one at right, the the flower add a beautiful touch of color!

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jayfar

2:15AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Wonderful shots Dana.

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rainbows

2:42AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Beautiful captures, dear Dana. I have not seen this butterfly before. Hugs for all day. Di. xx

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Leije

2:42AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Two wonderful macrophotos, Dana! I prefer the left one for the light on the leaves!

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Texas3D

4:58AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Wow very nice

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dakotabluemoon

6:04AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

How beautiful is this fantastic job on it for sure Dana.

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morningglory

6:09AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Love when the Queens come around. Very nice duo of shots.

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MrsRatbag

8:46AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Wonderful captures! Well done!

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jendellas

9:12AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

These little critters are so beautiful, nature is wonderful!!

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flavia49

9:24AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

marvelous captures

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BIPOLARTWO

11:13AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Wonderful image's depicting both side's of the butterfly-thank's for that little extra

KnightWolverine

11:38AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

You always seem to find the most unique captures and always look forward to seeing what your camera catches next...Fantastic Dana!!

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mariogiannecchini

11:46AM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Fantastic capture , Dana ! Very beautiful butterfly and colors !

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emmecielle

12:00PM | Thu, 14 June 2012

Very beautiful images! Great details and colours! :)

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psyoshida

4:00PM | Thu, 14 June 2012

These are a spectacular looking butterflys! Such lovely, delicated designs and colors. Your shots maximize this beauty effect perfectly. Just wonderful! Thanks also for the great info, I always appreciate the knowledge.

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