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DID YOU KNOW?

Garden Royalty

Don’t be fooled!

There are three

other butterflies that

look very similar to

monarchs: soldiers,

queens and viceroys.

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It’s all about

speed! The

travelers flap their

wings up to 12 times

a second when f lying

at their fastest.

Soar through the fascinating world of monarch butterflies.

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In order for

these delicate

creatures to fly, their wing

muscles must stay above

55 degrees Fahrenheit.

A female monarch in

the wild can lay up to

500 eggs throughout

her lifetime, and

in captivity female

butterflies are able

to lay even more.

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Monarch

laying eggs

These amber beauties could f ly circles around other

species. During fall migration, they travel farther than

any other tropical butterfly—up to 3,000 miles.

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Male and female

monarchs look

very similar, but males

have two dark spots

on their hindwings

that females don’t.

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A monarch

searches for

nectar on a

zinnia flower.

Monarchs don’t need

a GPS to locate their

migration destination. Many

of the gorgeous travelers

find their way to the same

exact location, perhaps

even to one particular tree,

where previous generations

have wintered before.

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