Monarch butterfly – Americana Collection
“A buttefly’s range depends more on the availability of host plants for larvae than on nectar plants for adults, so protecting larval hosts is a higher priority for butterfly conservation than is protecting the nectar plants that appear in many butterfly gardens.”1
Although studies are inconclusive, it is suggested that the Monarch butterflies Danaus plexippus found at St Marks National Wildlife Reserve on the Gulf Coast of Florida are on a migratory path to winter in Mexico.
focal length: 420mm | exposure: f/5.6 – 1/3200 – ISO 500
