Saturday, July 11, 2015

#623: Queen Butterfly

The Queen Butterfly ranges across the tropical regions of the Americas. Like his relative, the Monarch, the Queen is poisonous to predators, a fact advertised by his vivid colouration in both adult and juvenile forms. The poison comes through the diet of the caterpillar, which feed upon milkweed. The adults feed on nectar, rotting fruit, sweat and even dung. 

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