How to Use monarch butterfly in a Sentence

monarch butterfly

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  • The monarch butterfly will go extinct quickly, possibly as soon as the next year or two.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2019
  • For animals like wolverines and monarch butterflies, this could be the beginning of the end.
    — Adam Aton, Science | AAAS, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The landscaped grounds also have a monarch butterfly habitat, duck pond, polo field, putting greens and a driving range.
    — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 4 June 2019
  • Common and swamp are preferred by monarch butterflies for egg laying and caterpillar munching.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2019
  • Groups across the state are joining forces to save some of Wisconsin’s favorite residents: monarch butterflies.
    — Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2018
  • Presentation on milkweeds and an update on the status of the monarch butterfly, followed by a tour of the Monarch Trail.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2018
  • The prairie-themed landscape includes native grasses and trees, a frog pond, monarch butterfly habitat and bee pollinator habitat.
    — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Hawks, possums, western fence lizards and crows are now regular visitors to the yard, along with bees, ladybugs, caterpillars and monarch butterflies.
    — Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 14 June 2019
  • Today’s lessons involve monarch butterflies, mosquito eradication and (bleah) stink bugs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2019
  • Ohio's monarch butterfly population was hit particularly hard, shrinking at a rate of 7% every year.
    — Scottie Andrew and Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 10 July 2019
  • Wilcockson explains that scientists hypothesized the crustaceans use their antennae to navigate via the sun, which has been shown to be the case in monarch butterflies.
    — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Large monarch butterfly: What better piece for a butterfly garden than this 4-by-4-foot orange and black metal butterfly?
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
  • Some participants held giant cutouts of the monarch butterfly, representing free migration.
    — Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 30 June 2018
  • Demonstration on how to attract the monarch butterfly, with free milkweed seeds; see local artist Deb Sindric painting a mural of wildflowers.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2019
  • The monarch butterfly — that, my friends, is where the answer lies.
    — Gabriel Casanova, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2020
  • On one of her nails, the white French tip was replaced with a monarch butterfly wing.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The ’90s were a great time to be a second-grader — and a monarch butterfly — in the Golden State.
    — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Who thought a movie about the color of monarch butterfly wings could be so poignant?
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
  • The doll's hair is also adorned with marigolds and monarch butterflies.
    — Sarah Min, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • There is a monarch butterfly above the King’s left shoulder.
    — Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • On top of that, Michelle is from Illinois, and the state insect there is a monarch butterfly.
    — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The beloved black and orange wings of the monarch butterfly are more than just beautiful.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2 Oct. 2019
  • With such mounting challenges, the very survival of the monarch butterflies is at stake.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 May 2023
  • Themes of the skulls include, disco, marigolds and monarch butterflies.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The first story featured on the six stands installed along the walking path details the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The monarch butterfly is an emblem of summer, but few might realize its ties to the Hoosier state.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2021
  • But the monarch butterfly has a special place in the hearts of people in three North American nations.
    — Gabriel Popkin, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
  • The Western monarch butterfly is back, to the relief of scientists.
    — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The refuge also is home to mule deer, porcupines, coyotes, monarch butterflies and more than 600 species of plants.
    — John Meyer, The Know, 27 Sep. 2019
  • 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

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