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Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Photo by Aarongunnar
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Field Notes

Notes:

Monarchs are thought to be the only butterfly that truly migrates. Other species emigrate out from certain areas as their food supply emerges with the changing seasons, but in no other species do adults actively return to a certain site at the end of the growing season.

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