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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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Topanga Canyon was the second-largest overwintering site for monarch butterflies this winter in Los Angeles County according to counts by the Xerces Society, a nonprofit focusing on the conservation of invertebrates.
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Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
In North America, researchers have had some success tracking monarch butterflies, known for their remarkable migration from southern Canada and the northern United States to central Mexico.
—Saugat Bolakhe, JSTOR Daily, 23 Jan. 2025
Improve monarch butterfly habitats near Chinatown Project Monarch L.A. will host a volunteer day from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified monarch butterflies as endangered in 2022.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
In North America, researchers have had some success tracking monarch butterflies, known for their remarkable migration from southern Canada and the northern United States to central Mexico.
—Saugat Bolakhe, JSTOR Daily, 23 Jan. 2025
Improve monarch butterfly habitats near Chinatown Project Monarch L.A. will host a volunteer day from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified monarch butterflies as endangered in 2022.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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