If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

 

11/13/16 On the Lavender Butterly Bush (Buddleia davidii) off of our front portico.
7/1/10 Central Courtyard, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Monarch

SPECIES: Danaus plexippus

FAMILY: Nympalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

SUB FAMILY: Danaiinae (Milkweed Butterflies)

RANGE: Open habitats from Southern Canada southwards

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/1/10

 LOCATION: Central Courtyard, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, CA
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