As they wing their way across North America, millions of migrating monarch butterflies form a living river of orange. In this episode, the second of two podcasts on monarchs, we’ll meet citizens young and old who are dipping a toe in that river in the name of science and of beauty. Download a transcript of this podcast Image Credit: Victoria Reeder, iNaturalist.org. CC BY-NC-SA read moreDuration: 5:29Published: Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:37 +0000
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Please credit - National Museum of Natural History Visit www.spotabutterfly.com for more information about butterflies like this one and how to visit the Butterfly Pavilion.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Danaus ismare at South Tabukan, North SulawesiBahasa Indonesia: Danaus ismare di Tabukan Selatan, Sulawesi Utara. Date: 12 April 2013, 12:23:53. Source: Own work. Author: A.S.Kono. Camera location3° 29′ 55.58″ N, 125° 34′ 48.91″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 3.498771; 125.580254.
Summary[edit] Description: English: White tiger butterfly found near Bohol Philippines. Date: 18 March 2015, 23:14:02. Source: Own work. Author: Chinmayisk.
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Summary[edit] Description: English: Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger or African monarch, is a medium-sized, butterfly widespread in Asia and Africa. It belongs to the Danainae ("Milkweed butterflies") subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Its coloration is mimicked by multiple species. Date: 16 October 2016, 14:31. Source: African Monarch. Author: Rolf Dietrich Brecher from Germany.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Papilio petilia as figured in fig. 3, plate 28 in Aanhangsel van het Werk De Uitlandsche Kapellen, Caspar Stoll, 1790. Date: 1790. Source: Aanhangsel van het Werk De Uitlandse Kapellen (1790), plate 28. Author: Stoll, Caspar (died december 1791).