Monarch Butterflies

News Spring 2018

Watch the season’s story unfold.

Monarch butterflies at winter sanctuaries in Mexico

January 1, 2018

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The Overwintering Season

Monarch Butterfly Sighted in Panacea, Florida in January 2018.

February 1, 2018

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Seeing Milkweed or Monarchs?

Monarch Butterflies at Sanctuary in Mexico

February 8, 2018

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Visiting a Sanctuary in Mexico

Monarch Butterflies at Sanctuary in Mexico

February 15, 2018

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Full Splendor

Monarch Butterflies at Cerro Pelon Sanctuary in Mexico

February 22, 2018

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Conserving Energy

Monarch Butterflies at El Rosario Sanctuary in Mexico

March 1, 2018

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Reaching Fever Pitch

Monarch Butterflies at El Rosario Sanctuary in Mexico

March 8, 2018

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First Signs of Migration!

Monarch Butterfly departing from Sanctuary in Mexico

March 15, 2018

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Final Days, First Miles

Monarch Butterflies on South Padre Island, Texas

March 22, 2018

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Wave of Arrival in Texas

Monarch on newly emerged antelope horn milkweed in Austin, Texas on March 22, 2018 by Marian Henderson.

March 29, 2018

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The Next Generation

Monarch Butterfly Larva in Texas

April 5, 2018

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Warm, Cold, Stop, Go

Monarch butterfly sighted in North Carolina on April 6, 2018

April 12, 2018

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Migration Raises Questions

Faded monarch nectaring in Driftwood, Texas on April 15, 2018

April 19, 2018

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On Faded Wings

Monarch Butterfly Laying Eggs in Missouri

April 26, 2018

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Trail of Eggs

Monarch laying eggs on milkweed by Jill Gorman

May 3, 2018

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Lull Between Generations

Monarch Butterfly Laying Eggs in Pennsylvania

May 10, 2018

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Marching Up the Map

Monarch Butterfly Nectaring in Iowa

May 17, 2018

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Expanding North and East

Monarch Nectaring in Ohio

May 24, 2018

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Flower-Powered

Monarch Butterfly Egg

May 31, 2018

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Eggs Galore

Monarch Butterfly in Ottawa, Ontario

June 7, 2018

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Nearing Northern Limits

Monarch Butterfly in Medicine Hat, Alberta

July 1, 2018

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Migration Complete

Dr. Lincoln Brower

July 23, 2018

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Farewell, Dr. Lincoln Brower

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