MONARCH BUTTERFLY (DANAUS PLEXIPUS), GREEN, MICHIGAN, JULY 4, 2009
Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
1/1000 sec. f8
ISO 400
I was looking for birds on the beach near our cabin yesterday and finding only gulls when I spotted this handsome monarch flitting from wildflower to wildflower. I followed close behind and when it alighted on a sprig of yarrow, it settled down long enough for me to lean in close and get this macro shot. The bug book says the pheromone spots on its hind wings identify it as a male.
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