Monarch on Summer Geraniums
by Dora Sofia Caputo
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Monarch on Summer Geraniums
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Dora Sofia Caputo
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Photograph - Photographs
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Monarch on Summer Geraniums - Dora Sofia Caputo
Image of beautiful Monarch Butterfly on pink and red geraniums captured at the end of the summer in my garden.
GERANIUM is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.
The MONARCH BUTTERFLY or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species. Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9 - 10.2 cm (3 - 4 in). The viceroy butterfly is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across each hindwing.
The eastern North American monarch population is notable for its annual southward late-summer/autumn migration from the northern and central United States and southern Canada to Florida and Mexico. During the fall migration, monarchs cover thousands of miles, with a corresponding multi-generational return north. The western North American population of monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains often migrates to sites in southern California but has been found in overwintering Mexican sites as well. Monarchs were transported to the International Space Station and were bred there.
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Sharon W
So beautiful in shadow and light! Pretty flowers and a favorite and familiar butterfly well captured! I am missing summer very much.
Dora Sofia Caputo
Thanks so much Jordan for the feature in your great Group The Outdoor Photographer.
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Congratulations your photograph has been featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' You are invited to post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive.
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