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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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Similarly, if native milkweed doesn’t go dormant in time to prompt monarch butterflies to migrate to overwintering sites, the monarchs may be endangered.
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Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The department said in a social media post that assistant natural history biologist Amanda Gehin found a white monarch butterfly, a variation of the famous insect that is most often seen in Hawaii.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Just like wolves, bison, pronghorns, prairie dogs, beavers, and monarch butterflies, these bears are on the list of epic species inhabiting North America — which means that any immigration- and tariff-related threats and decisions made by the region’s countries invariably affect them as well.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Blackberry brambles adorn a facing fence, while milkweed plantings scattered throughout the garden feed monarch butterflies.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The department said in a social media post that assistant natural history biologist Amanda Gehin found a white monarch butterfly, a variation of the famous insect that is most often seen in Hawaii.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Just like wolves, bison, pronghorns, prairie dogs, beavers, and monarch butterflies, these bears are on the list of epic species inhabiting North America — which means that any immigration- and tariff-related threats and decisions made by the region’s countries invariably affect them as well.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Blackberry brambles adorn a facing fence, while milkweed plantings scattered throughout the garden feed monarch butterflies.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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