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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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The monarch butterfly is most renowned for its yearly odyssey.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
From the birds of paradise in the forests of Papua New Guinea to the monarch butterflies of Mexico, some creatures around the world are covered in vibrant colors.
—Irene Wright
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
The North American monarch butterfly also migrates over long distances using a single star as a compass, but that star is the sun, as the insect only flies during daytime.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
The proposal calls for a renovation of the center, as well as a 7.2-acre expansion, adding a restaurant, sports medicine clinic, pro-shop, virtual reality training center, kids’ club and monarch butterfly garden.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
From the birds of paradise in the forests of Papua New Guinea to the monarch butterflies of Mexico, some creatures around the world are covered in vibrant colors.
—Irene Wright
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
The North American monarch butterfly also migrates over long distances using a single star as a compass, but that star is the sun, as the insect only flies during daytime.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
The proposal calls for a renovation of the center, as well as a 7.2-acre expansion, adding a restaurant, sports medicine clinic, pro-shop, virtual reality training center, kids’ club and monarch butterfly garden.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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