A Comprehensive Annotated List of the Butterflies
Little Missouri National Grassland Butterfly Survey
The Milkweed Butterflies
Monarch Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus), 1758 Habitat: Widespread immigrant Larval food: Asclepias spp. Adult flight: Sparse northward immigration in spring results in multiple broods; southward fall migrations can be quite spectacular References: Royer 85, Opler & Krizek 193, Scott 229 Confirmed occurrences: 1 Aug 1995 in S24 T147N R99W
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