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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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Council Member Kimberly Holiday pointed out that Pflugerville has a monarch butterfly sanctuary project and the rest of the council agreed the center should play up that image.
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Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The kits include 22 plants from 10 different species, sufficient to cover about 150 to 200 square feet, designed to support threatened insects such as monarch butterflies and native bumblebees.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The plant expert advises selecting plants that will attract pollinators like salvia for hummingbirds and milkweed for monarch butterflies.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
So one of the groves of trees that burned was the second-largest overwintering site for monarch butterflies in the county.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The kits include 22 plants from 10 different species, sufficient to cover about 150 to 200 square feet, designed to support threatened insects such as monarch butterflies and native bumblebees.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The plant expert advises selecting plants that will attract pollinators like salvia for hummingbirds and milkweed for monarch butterflies.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
So one of the groves of trees that burned was the second-largest overwintering site for monarch butterflies in the county.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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