DESCRIPTION: The monarch is a large orange butterfly that flies with its wings held in a “v” shape. The wings have prominent dark veins and two rows of white spots at the edges, and the body is dark.

The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl ... end of its body into the pad and drops headfirst to hang in the ...

This is looking to be the second-lowest year that I have seen in my entire lifetime,” one State Parks employee said.

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...

Dramatic recent declines in the size of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) roosts during fall migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (43) DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

Monarch butterflies are gorgeous orange and ... 15 Flowers You Can Grow To Ward Off Insects If you want to create a stunning ...

Monarch butterflies take flight in a fir ... Spanish priest Bernardino de Sahagún shows the warrior wearing butterfly-shaped ceremonial gear on his back.(Album/Alamy Stock Photo) Butterflies ...

A new University of Georgia study focuses on the southern fall migration of monarch butterflies and how well-meaning people ...

The migration of the monarch butterfly is one of the wonders of the natural world. Each autumn, a new generation of monarch butterflies is born in the northern United States and southern Canada.