Monarch videos

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Monarch photos

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A monarch butterfly sips nectar from a swamp milkweed flower
A monarch butterfly sipping nectar from swamp milkweed. | Image Details
Orange and black butterflies hang in a group on a tree.
Monarch butterflies roosting in a tree. | Image Details
Two monarch butterflies sip nectar from a blooming blazing star plant
Two monarch butterflies sipping nectar from blooming blazing star. | Image Details
Monarch butterfly sipping nectar from a purple coneflower
A monarch butterfly sipping nectar from a purple coneflower. | Image Details
A tagged monarch butterfly on a yellow flower
A tagged monarch butterfly on a flower. | Image Details
A monarch butterfly sips nectar from a swamp milkweed flower
A monarch butterfly sipping nectar from blooming swamp milkweed. | Image Details
More than a dozen monarch butterflies roost on an oak tree
Monarch butterflies roosting in an oak tree. | Image Details
Monarch butterfly sips nectar from showy milkweed
A monarch butterfly sips nectar from showy milkweed. | Image Details
A monarch butterfly on a common milkweed flower
A monarch butterfly on a common milkweed flower. | Image Details
A monarch chrysalis
A monarch chrysalis nearing eclosure. | Image Details
A monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf
A monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. | Image Details

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Monarch migration map

Map displaying the North American monarch butterfly range. There are two monarch butterfly populations in North America - eastern (east of the Rocky Mountains) and western (west of the Rocky Mountains). The eastern population overwinters in central Mexico and breeds throughout the United States and southern Canada. The western population overwinters along the California coast and breeds across the western states and southern Canada.
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