Queen (Danaus gilippus) Mating Rituals and White Abberrant

See Mating Rituals photo series

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(male above brushes female antennae with his abdominal hairpencils)

Penitas, Hidalgo Co., Tx
December 20, 2006 (G Quintanilla)

(white aberrant)

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse World Birding Center, Hidalgo, Texas
November 25, 2006 (G Quintanilla, D Hanson)