Sunday, December 11, 2011

Monarch (male) Butterfly

If you look closely at the hind wing set of this newly emerged butterfly, the black spots mark this butterfly as a male. It's hard to believe the caterpillars are still going at it on the milkweed and continuing to morph into butterflies at this time of the year. Around the house, I see a few chrysalis' don't make it through to completion, but then these guys seemingly pop out of nowhere. So, here's my proof of how nice the weather is in San Diego:
Even though they're in the same Class as cockroaches, people don't seem to be scared of these insects as much. Check out this close-up:

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