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Monarque


Monarque
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Copyright: Josee Laneuville (Lagrifajo) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 32 W: 1 N: 44] (291)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-30
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-04-02 20:51
Viewed: 1258
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Monarch Danaus plexippus plexippus (Linné)
Family of Nymphalidae

Description: The monarch is tallest of our diurnal butterflies (scale: 7,5 to 10 cm). Its orange colouring, which contrasts with the black veins, indicates to possible predatory that the monarch is poisonous. In the male, each posterior wing carries a black spot (odoriferous scales or andocrinales) which misses in the female. Moreover, the veins of the female are broader than those of the male.
Cycle life: The monarch arrives at Quebec in June. The female then lays its eggs on Asclépiade (Asclepias spp.), single feeder plant of the caterpillar. The latter develops in more or less two weeks before being transformed into chrysalis which at the end of a dozen days will become an imago (adult). The butterfly which éclot at the end of the summer migrates towards Mexico to the autumn and spends the winter there. See the questions about the monarch in the section Questions Most frequently Put. Working life: In Quebec, one can see the adult from June to September. The caterpillar is active August at the beginning of September.
Abundance: Commun run.
Habitat and distribution: Finds itself a little everywhere except in the large forests. This butterfly is a migrating known good. Starting from its initial field in America, it is widespread in Indonesia, Australia and in the Canaries. It was recently established locally in Méditerrannée (observed in France).
Similar species: Resemble to the viceroy (Limenitis archippus), but contrary him, the monarch does not have a black line which crosses the posterior wings. It is also characterized some by two lines from white spots in the thick black margin from the wings. Moreover, it is larger of size (7,5 to 10 cm instead of 6,5 to 7,5 cm for the viceroy).

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Beaux détails, belle composition, bonne lumière. Superbe image Josée.

Very pretty image of this male monarch Josée. The shadow is really nice making this a very good composition. Well done. TFS

Très belle photo de ce superbe spécimen. Bonnes couleurs et bon contraste. Un léger halo autour des ailes du à un peu trop de contraste peut-être, mais c'est un détail. Je me rappelle d'avoir vu un documentaire sur la vie des beaux papillons. Leur migration est vraiment impressionnate.
Merci de ta visite
Guy

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2005-04-03 9:18]

Belle photo, bonnes couleurs, bel éclairage et beaucoup de détails. Un environnement qui met en valeur le sujet.

Merci et bonne journée.

So thats what happened to my caterpillar.
They are amazing butterflies. One female holds the world record for insect migration. It is the only large butterfly we commonly see in New Zealand,so everyone knows what it is here.

Nice composition, good colours and pOV.
Well done.
TFS.

Bravo pour les couleurs éclatantes. C'est très réussi.

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