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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by Small Wonders
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Field Notes

Description:

This Monarch was spotted in mid October in western Michigan. This seems to be very late for the migratory Monarch. If anyone has any information or insight on this, I'd love to hear it! Thanks in advance :)

Habitat:

Fields, meadows, weedy areas, marshes, and roadsides.
Spotted on Spiderwort.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Small Wonders
Still seeking information on late Monarch spottings... Thanks :)

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Great Lakes Monitoring
Mission
Monarch Migration

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PublishedDecember 9, 2011

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