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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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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.
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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
Spanish photographer Jaime Rojo took the top prize for his ethereal image (seen below) of monarch butterflies in the trees of Mexico’s El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
California State Parks is the largest single land manager for monarch butterfly groves, and the agency plays a big role in the species’ conservation.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
Spanish photographer Jaime Rojo took the top prize for his ethereal image (seen below) of monarch butterflies in the trees of Mexico’s El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
California State Parks is the largest single land manager for monarch butterfly groves, and the agency plays a big role in the species’ conservation.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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