Archive for the ‘Monarch Butterfly’ Tag
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
The Case of Mistaken Identity
To the untrained eye,
this queen butterfly is a monarch—
just another orange traveler
floating through the morning sun
as if it had nowhere special to be.
But lean in a little closer.
Notice the absence of those dark veins,
the subtler markings,
the slightly different arrangement
of nature’s handwriting.
It is like mistaking one hiker for another
from across the ridge,
until they wave
and remind you
that everyone carries
a distinct face into the world.
Monarch Butterflies — Their Beauty Doesn’t Need Words (October 3, 2021) — Images by kenne
Is It A Queen Or Monarch Butterfly? May Guess, Queen. — Image by kenne
Similar, to monarchs, queens (Danaus gilippus thersippus) migrate in and out of the desert southwest.
Unlike monarchs, queens can be abundantly common in the desert southwest of central to SE Arizona west to California.
Butterfly Royalty — Photo-Artistry by kenne
I say it’s a monarch
you say it’s a queen.
Either way,
both are beautiful
and butterfly royalty.
— kenne
Monarch Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
–Carl Sagan
Monarch Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“Just living is not enough,”
said the butterfly,
“one must have sunshine,
freedom and a little flower.”
— Hans Christian Andersen
Queen Butterfly — Image by kenne
With butterfly migration going on, we don’t see a lot of the beautiful Monarchs, but we do see a lot of Queens, which are often confused with the Monarch. Basically, the Queen shares a Müllerian mimicry with the Monarch.
kenne
There are a lot of them this time of year in the canyon — the smaller, darker relative of the Monarch Butterfly.
Images by kenne
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