Painting completed in: 2007

(Danaus gilippus) Queen Butterflies are very similar to the Monarch and are closely related, sharing similar food and both species have toxic body fluids. Unlike the Monarch the Queen doesn't Migrate and doesn't have the bold black veins on its outside wings ( it does however have bold black veins on it's lower under wing.) This painting was inspired at the NABA Butterfly Park in Mission, Texas!