monarch butterfly
a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed: highly valued as a pollinator, the monarch butterfly is currently not evaluated by the IUCN, but the protection of the species and its habitat is central to several conservation efforts.
Origin of monarch butterfly
1- Also called monarch.
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I saw one exploring the disk of a sunflower, in company with a splendid monarch butterfly.
Birds in the Bush | Bradford TorreyThe chrysalis (b) is suggestive of that of the monarch butterfly.
Butterflies Worth Knowing | Clarence M. WeedBoth the larv and adults of the monarch butterfly are distasteful to birds, by their possession of an acrid body-fluid.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggFor a full account of the life-history of the monarch butterfly, see "Scudder's Life of a Butterfly."
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggShe knew where the monarch butterfly went on his winter migration.
Her Father's Daughter | Gene Stratton-Porter
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