MONARCHBUTTERFLY
Monarch butterfly
The Monarch butterfly is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871, where it is called the wanderer. It is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found as an occasional migrant in Western Europe and a rare migrant in the United Kingdom. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of . Female monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the androconium in the center of each hind wing. Males are also ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Monarch butterfly
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