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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 work to attract the pollinators paid off: Last year, monarch butterflies started appearing en masse as the flowers bloomed.
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
Attention Tennesseans: The Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving away 350,000 packets of milkweed seeds to help monarch butterflies thrive in the Volunteer State.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 June 2024
Monarch conservation, on the wings of passion For a lot of us, the monarch butterfly represents all butterflies.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
There is a monarch butterfly above the King’s left shoulder.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
Attention Tennesseans: The Tennessee Department of Transportation is giving away 350,000 packets of milkweed seeds to help monarch butterflies thrive in the Volunteer State.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 June 2024
Monarch conservation, on the wings of passion For a lot of us, the monarch butterfly represents all butterflies.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
There is a monarch butterfly above the King’s left shoulder.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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