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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is one of the most recognized butterflies in North America due to its distinct orange and black markings, and the fact it migrates with the seasons like birds. Large masses of the eastern North American Monarchs winter over in Mexico and migrate to the northeast during the summer. The Monarch butterflies born after mid-August will be the generation that starts the southward migration to Mexico.
The Monarch butterfly is tightly linked to milkweed plants. They lay their eggs on the milkweed leaves and their caterpillar is able to eat the toxic milkweed leaves.
This Monarch butterfly fuels up on nectar from a milkweed flower as it prepares to start its return migration to Mexico.
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