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  2. Monarch butterfly - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. Monarch butterfly migration - Wikipedia

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    Monarch butterfly migration is the phenomenon, mainly across North America, where the subspecies Danaus plexippus plexippus migrates each autumn to overwintering sites on the West Coast of California or mountainous sites in Central Mexico. Other populations from around the world perform minor migrations or none at all.

  4. Cynanchum laeve - Wikipedia

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    Cynanchum laeve is a food plant of caterpillars of monarch butterflies. [4] [14] Larvae of Euchaetes egle, the milkweed tussock moth, both in the Eastern and Western United States consume C. laeve. The larvae of these moths eat Cynanchum laeve and other plants when developing. [5]

  5. A Visual Guide to Monarch Butterflies - AOL

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    If you’re looking to take a deep dive into the monarch butterfly, be sure to check out our free monarch butterfly lesson plan, ... A Visual Guide to Monarch Butterflies. Ashley Haugen. November ...

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

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    During the day, they fly alone, but at night, they gather with other monarch butterflies in a group, called a roost. Click the below image to download a complete five-day lesson plan and learn all ...

  7. Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is ...

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    The butterflies cling in clusters on tree branches, especially pine and eucalyptus groves where they can be somewhat sheltered from the wind and rain and wait for the temperatures to warm above 60 ...

  8. Asclepias syriaca - Wikipedia

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    More than 450 insect species feed on A. syriaca, including flies, beetles, ants, bees, wasps, and butterflies.It is among the most important food sources for monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars in the northeastern and midwestern United States and is one of only three milkweed species on which the eastern monarch migration largely depends.

  9. 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%.