Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

A Comprehensive Annotated List of the Butterflies

Sheyenne National Grassland Butterfly Survey
The Milkweed Butterflies


Monarchs			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: 12 Jun 1995 in NW1/4 S35 T135N R54W; 31 Jul 1995 on 
				transect; 1 Aug 1995 on transect and in NW1/4 S35 T135N R54W; 16 Aug 1995 
				on transect, in NW1/4 S12 T134N R54W, and in NW1/4S12 T135N R53W (near 
				Mirror Pool Woods).


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