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Originally Posted by Nixxxed
Yup - that's a Monarch (the black and orange one - I forgot to click the "Quote" box in my reply). A male one in fact - you can distinguish males by the black "eye" dots on the lower set of wings near the posterior. They developed them through evolution - oops, I mean Alien Design - to ward off predators. But the dots are really a red herring anyway - the plants they eat and lay their eggs on make them poisonous. 
I volunteer at a tiny nature center here in town, which has been designated a way-station for Monarchs on their migration to/from Mexico. It's very fascinating watching their life cycle. Not to mention all the other butterflies and hummingbirds that are attracted to the same area.
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Thanks for the info. Yes, they did tell us that the monarchs can get a bit agressive this time of year because they know that they should be flying to Mexico.