What is Danaus eresimus?
{{Taxobox | name = Soldier | image = Danaus eresimus eresimus MHNT dos.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Danaus eresimus'' | image2 = Danaus eresimus eresimus MHNT ventre.jpg | image2_width = 240px | image2_caption = Ventral view same specimen △ | status = | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | familia = [[Nymphalidae]] | subfamilia = [[Danainae]] | tribus = | genus = ''[[Danaus (genus)|Danaus]]'' | species = '''''D. eresimus''''' | binomial = ''Danaus eresimus'' | binomial_authority = ([[Pieter Cramer|Cramer]], 1777) | synonyms = }} The '''Soldier''' or '''Tropical Queen''' (''Danaus eresimus'') is a [[North America]]n and [[South America]]n [[butterfly]]. It is in the family [[Nymphalidae]]. Their flight is slow and they are easy to [[wikt:approach|approach]]. They will fly for some [[wikt:distance|distance]] if approached too closely.<ref name=rcgt>Rick Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''Butterflies of the East Coast''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. {{ISBN|0-691-09055-6}}</ref> ==Description== The upper side of the wings is a dark reddish-brown color. The fore wing (the top wing) sometimes has white spots along the edge.<ref name=bam>[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/images?l=1894 Butterflies and Moths]{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Additional Soldier Images</ref> The [[wikt:vein|veins]] are lightly marked with black. The male has a black patch on his hind wing (the bottom wing). This spot releases scents to help the female find and mate with the male. This spot is called an [[androconium]] (plural, androconia). The underside of the wings is also a dark brown color. There is a band made up of square shaped spots in the center of the hind wing.<ref name=rcgt/> The Soldier has a wingspan of 2½ to 3½ inches.<ref name=bspbhb>Bob Stewart, Priscilla Brodkin and Hank Brodkin (2001). ''Butterflies of Arizona''. West Coast Lady Press. {{ISBN|0-9663072-1-