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2. Monarch butterfly - Wikipedia

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   Although monarch caterpillars will feed on butterfly weed (A. tuberosa) in butterfly gardens, it is typically not a heavily used host plant for the species. [238] The plant has rough leaves and a layer of trichomes , which may inhibit oviposition or decrease a female's ability to sense leaf chemicals.

3. Asclepias - Wikipedia

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   The leaves of Asclepias species are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae and some other milkweed butterflies. [5] These plants are often used in butterfly gardening and monarch waystations in an effort to help increase the dwindling monarch population. [21] However, some milkweed species are not suitable for butterfly gardens and monarch ...

4. Asclepias tuberosa - Wikipedia

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   A. tuberosa is a larval food plant of the queen and monarch butterflies, as well as the dogbane tiger moth, milkweed tussock moth, and the unexpected cycnia. [3] [12] Because of its rough leaves and trichomes, it is not a preferred host plant of the monarch butterfly but caterpillars can be reared on it successfully.

5. 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 ...

6. Her native plant garden brings all the butterflies to the ...

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   A monarch butterfly lands in Aurora Anaya's garden, filled with native plants at her Whittier home. The butterflies are abundant in late summer, despite many of the native shrubs losing their blooms.

7. Butterfly gardening - Wikipedia

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   While butterflies like the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) [3] are known to consume over 200 plants as caterpillars, other species like the monarch (Danaus plexippus), [4] and the regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) [5] only consume plants in one genus, milkweed and violets, respectively.