Tag: Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Caterpillars

Monarch caterpillars [Danaus plexippus] found in Fletcher, North Carolina on 14 September 2018, and in our backyard on 24 August 2019 and 6 September 2020.  Also shown is caterpillar excrement, called “frass.”  Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 264, shows that this species can be found throughout the United States, southern Canada, and parts of …

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Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterflies [Danaus plexippus] found in Fletcher, North Carolina on 19 & 24 September 2013.  Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 264, shows that this species can be found throughout the United States, southern Canada, and parts of Mexico. Butterflies and Moths of North America: Danaus plexippus