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Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Photo by Saturniidae27
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Field Notes

Description:

This butterfly is in the family nymphalidae.The caterpillars feed on milkweed.

Habitat:

open fields and meadows

Notes:

Feeding on wildflowers

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