Author: Lauren Tingco

Monarch Butterfly, photo by Lauren Tingco

Conservation / Wildlife

July 30, 2020

From Milkweed to Monarchs

This morning I spotted a Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on the flowering Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in my backyard. Monarchs are from the Nymphalidae (nym-PHAL-li-dee) family, subfamily Danainae (dah-NAY-i-nee) because...

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