Monarch on whorled milkweed

A monarch butterfly crawls on a small whorled milkweed amidst dried grass and shrubs.
Photo By/Credit
Al Barrus/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
09/09/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
In addition to providing technical assistance to New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranch for restoring wetlands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program provided funding for monarch butterfly habitat. This monarch is perched on a whorled milkweed, a monarch favorite that's found in the Southwest.
Species
Danaus plexippus
Asclepias subverticillata