Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement for Monarch Butterfly

Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement for Monarch Butterfly on Energy and Transportation Lands. Published on March 2020.

Species
A monarch butterfly on a yellow flower

Adult monarch butterflies are large and conspicuous, with bright orange wings surrounded by a black border and covered with black veins. The black border has a double row of white spots, present on the upper side of the wings. Adult monarchs are sexually dimorphic, with males having narrower...

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