On Jan 8, 2006, at 3:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I'm not sure but I think it's really a Viceroy. They are very
similar, the Viceroy is a mimic of a Monarch.
The Viceroy has a black band on the hind wing that is absent on
Monarchs. Side by side photos here:
http://www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_viceroy.htm
Although the Viceroy in their example has a rather pale black band.
This is much more typical:
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/viceroy.htm
I've never seen a Viceroy completely lacking the black bands. The
front wing pattern is different in the two butterflies, too, but that
is more subtle.
Bob
