Butterfly and Moth Collection: Introduction -- Illinois State Museum

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Danaus gilippus(Queen)

Queen butterflies have dark brown wings with black margins and white spots. The males have a black spot on each hindwing. They mimic the Monarch.

Queen butterflies live in the southwestern states and along the Gulf and eastern coasts. The specimen below is a southwestern male. This species flies in the open visiting flowers such as milkweed, ageratum, and eupatorium.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
Photographed by Dr. Everett Cashatt
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<b><i>Danaus gilippus</i>(Queen)</b>

Butterfly and Moth Image Gallery : Butterflies

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