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The main identifying characteristics of the golden-spotted butterfly (male and female differ)

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Being in an environment surrounded by flowers and green grass will certainly make you forget all the favors and humiliations, but if there are a few soaring colorful butterflies around at this time, it will definitely add a bit of wild interest; however, if you can observe one in person When an extremely ugly caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly, you will not only marvel at the wonder of the Creator, but you will also be deeply impressed by the various strange life phenomena.

The golden-spotted butterfly is a typical representative of male and female dimorphism. The female butterfly is known as the Monarch butterfly. The wings of the male butterfly are dark brown, with an oblong white spot on the outer middle of the forewing and a small white spot near the top corner; a large white spot on the middle of the hind wing; the white spots on the front and rear wings have a purple sheen. The wings of the female butterfly are orange-yellow, with a small white spot on the top corner, and a wide white diagonal band on the outside of the middle chamber; the outer edge of the hind wing is dark brown, and there is a black spot on the front edge. There are two rows of paired small white spots on the outer edges of both wings.


Distributed in Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, Guangdong, Taiwan; Japan, India, Myanmar, Sikkim, northern Australia, tropical Africa, South America, etc.

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