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  2. Insect migration - Wikipedia

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    Monarch butterflies roosting on migration in Texas Insect migration is the seasonal movement of insects , particularly those by species of dragonflies , beetles , butterflies and moths . The distance can vary with species and in most cases, these movements involve large numbers of individuals.

  3. A Visual Guide to Monarch Butterflies - AOL

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    Few insects are as beloved as the monarch butterfly. These fascinating creatures are beautiful, boldly colored and surprisingly strong — the North American monarch migrating thousands of miles ...

  4. Monarch butterfly - Wikipedia

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    Monarch butterfly caterpillar D. p. plexippus Piedra Herrada, Mexico. The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. [6] Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. [7]

  5. Odonata - Wikipedia

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    Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distinguished with dragonflies (Anisoptera) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and ...

  6. All About the Monarch Butterfly: A Free Lesson Plan - AOL

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    The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa ...

  7. Multiple monarch butterfly populations likely will become ...

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    A monarch butterfly feeding on milkweed. (Shutterstock) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after seeing a population decline of about 80%.

  8. Lepidoptera migration - Wikipedia

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    Amazingly the monarch receives no navigation instruction for the migration from their parents, unlike birds. [4] [5] Species that migrate back and forth, usually do so in different generations. There are however, some exceptions: The famous migration of the monarch butterfly in North America. This species migrates back and forth in one ...

  9. Sure, bees and butterflies are beloved, and ladybugs and lightning bugs lionized, but the iridescent insect with the delicate wings and big, bold eyes carries an auspicious symbolism in many ...