Two Spots

August 17 – Two Spots 

There are two kinds of monarch butterflies. 

How do I spot the difference?

When a butterfly stretches its wings open, I look at the lower two wings for spots. 

The males show two black spots. The females are without any spots on their bottom wings. 

Sometimes it is not easy spotting the differences. 

Over the next few days, and if the monarchs are willing, we’ll have photographs showing monarch butterflies with two spots or no spots. 

This monarch seemed to know the assignment. 

The two black spots on the lower wings are (mostly) easy enough to spot.