A Case of Mistaken Identity?
What kind of butterfly do you think the New Jersey observer saw? Which field marks helped you most in deciding whether or not this was a monarch?
Here’s the field mark that cautioned us that she had not seen a monarch: "Its antennae had a bright yellow dot on it."
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Painted
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Do you think the butterfly pictured above is the one that she saw? Compare it to the verbal description. Also compare it to the monarch.
- Related Link: Practice With Butterfly Identification
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