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monarch butterfly
noun
: a large migratory American butterfly (Danaus plexippus) that has orange-brown wings with black veins and borders and a larva that feeds on milkweed
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Following the shorelines of the Great Lakes, monarch butterflies are gradually leaving Michigan as their instincts take them south.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Snap a photo of a monarch butterfly or caterpillar.
—Brooke Baitinger
september 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
At the event, volunteers were armed with large white butterfly nets and headed down the Hank Aaron Trail to track down and tag the super generation’s monarch butterflies, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Monarch Butterfly Safari Who would have thought that the best place to spot monarch butterflies was an hour’s drive northwest of Mexico City?
—Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Snap a photo of a monarch butterfly or caterpillar.
—Brooke Baitinger
september 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
At the event, volunteers were armed with large white butterfly nets and headed down the Hank Aaron Trail to track down and tag the super generation’s monarch butterflies, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Monarch Butterfly Safari Who would have thought that the best place to spot monarch butterflies was an hour’s drive northwest of Mexico City?
—Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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