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In reply to the discussion: ***SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST -- FINAL POLL*** [View all]MH1
(17,595 posts)6. Thick veins and absent dot
https://journeynorth.org/tm/monarch/id_male_female.html
(pictures at link)
(pictures at link)
Male or Female?
Males have a small black spot on the top surface of the hindwing. Females do not.
You can see the spot when the wings are open; sometimes it's faintly visible when the wings are closed, too.
Males also have slightly thinner wing veins.
Males have a small black spot on the top surface of the hindwing. Females do not.
You can see the spot when the wings are open; sometimes it's faintly visible when the wings are closed, too.
Males also have slightly thinner wing veins.
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and as usual, it's so darn hard to choose.....they are ALL beautiful and winners.
a kennedy
Sep 2020
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