# Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Mating 2150px

- By: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)
- Date: 2006-09-09
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Self-photographed
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Mating_2150px.jpg)
- Rights: [GFDL 1.2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/7/7d/Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Mating_2150px.jpg/1920px-Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Mating_2150px.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Photograph of a Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus en ) pair mating. The darker butterfly is the male. The picture was taken at the Tyler Arboretum.

Camera and Exposure Details: Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700 Lens: Nikon Zoom Nikkor ED 8.9-71.2mm 1:2.8-4.2 Exposure: 52.4mm (206.1mm in 35mm equivalent) f/4.1 @ 5/466 s. (50 ISO)