Brunswick Co., NC
26 Aug 2006
Statewide in NC, this species has two to three broods and flies from Spring into Fall. Viceroys are more common in the eastern half of the state and less common in the western half.
Viceroys are not closely related to Monarchs, but they are very closely related to Red-spotted Purples, even though they superficially do not look similar.
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Brunswick Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Brunswick Co., NC 25 Aug 2007 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Ashe Co., NC 24 Aug 2016 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Tyrrell Co., NC 28 Aug 2016 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Mason Farm, Orange Co., NC 30 Aug 2023 |
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| Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Alligator River NWR, Dare Co., NC 18 Oct 2017 |
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Viceroys differ from Monarchs by having a black line through the middle of the hindwings, and in flight they glide on flat wings while Monarchs glide with "V"-shaped wing formation. Brunswick Co., NC27 Aug 2005 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Hoke Co., NC 12 September 2004 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Kankakee Sands, Newton Co., IN 30 July 2015 |
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| Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Kankakee Sands, Newton Co., IN 28 July 2015 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Picayune Strand, Collier Co., FL 19 Sep 2016 |
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) San Bernard NWR, Brazoria Co., TX 24 Mar 2018 |
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