Complete Guide To The Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly Images
How To Identify Monarch Butterflies
- Monarch Butterflies are large butterflies with wingspans up to 5 inches (12.7 cm) and dark eyes.
- Their bodies are black with white polka dots.
- Above:
- Bright cinnamon orange with wide black wing veins.
- Black wing borders with 2 rows of tiny white spots.
- Below:
- Same as above but paler overall.
- Monarch Butterflies are famous for their multi-thousand kilometer migration and love of milkweed plants.
- Monarch Butterflies live throughout North Carolina.
- Look for them in sunny locations such as along roadsides, in old fields, utility cuts, and home gardens.
Monarch Butterfly Classification
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Lepidoptera 12834_6f9d4d-a7> |
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Nymphalidae (Brush-foot Butterflies) 12834_651dbf-a1> |
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D. plexippus 12834_caef84-9e> |
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Danaus plexippus 12834_9f4561-74> |