Male Monarch
Males have thinner wing veins than females do. The males also have two distinct black spots on the lower (hind) wings.
Female Monarch
The illustrations are from photographs of living insects and are in their natural positions captured when photographed.
Mating Monarch Butterflies - Daniel Schwen - Wikimedia
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