Cone Flowers And Monarch Butterfly
by Kay Novy
Title
Cone Flowers And Monarch Butterfly
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Lovely vibrant lavender colored Cone Flowers with a beautiful Monarch butterfly nestled among them.
The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871 where it is called the Wanderer.[3][4][5] It is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found as an occasional migrant in Western Europe and a rare migrant in the United Kingdom. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9 10.2 centimetres (3 4 in).(The Viceroy butterfly is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across the hind wing.) Female Monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the "androconium" in the center of each hind wing[8] from which pheromones are released. Males are also slightly larger than female monarchs.
The Monarch is famous for its southward migration and northward return in summer from Canada to Mexico and Baja California which spans the life of three to four generations of the butterfly.
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March 12th, 2012
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Comments (45)
Maria Hunt
How magnificent. I was combing through the archives for 1000 Views to find a piece to promote... but this, understandably, was already featured. F/L & Happy New Year to a talented artist!!
Kathy Braud
Congratulations, Kay! nice features to get and I love the purple, green and orange image! so beautiful! L/f
Kathy Braud
Congratulations, Kay! nice features to get and I love the purple, green and orange image! so beautiful! L/f
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Vickie Emms
Congratulations on your promotion in the Coneflowers Flower Discussion in Floral Throw Pillows Group - shared on Facebook Group FAA Artists
Anne Gifford
Kay, this is stunning! I like how the orange center of the cone flower on the far right picks up the color of the butterfly. Splendid work! like