Family Nymphalidae
Caterpillar foods: willow, poplar; sometimes apple and cherry (Bugguide)
Wing patterns on Viceroys look very similar to Monarchs but Viceroys are slightly smaller, and have a horizontal black line on the hind wing that Monarchs don’t have.
7/29/2023
6/8/2008
7/14/2007
8/12/2008
Larvae of both Viceroys and Red-spotted Purples spend the winter in hibernaculums like this one – made from a willow leaf tied to a branch with silk. I don’t know which species made it – it was empty, and the only one I’ve ever found.
6/26/2012 larva on poplar
6/2/2012 larva on poplar
7/1/2012 pupa
7/8/2012 fully eclosed adult
9/14/2016 Monarchs and Viceroys on Stiff Goldenrod
