Monarch Butterfly

The Monarch is the largest butterfly seen in the British Isles and is also one of our rarest migrants. Known for its ability to travel large distances, the migrations in North America are one of the greatest natural phenomena in the world - where the adult butterflies can migrate from as far north as Canada to the overwintering grounds in Mexico, the west coast of California and Florida.

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This turns out not to be a monarch but a viceroy butterfly. Thank you KevinMHall for your astute observation. Made Explore page for Interestingness

These butterfly coloring pages will keep kids coloring happily this summer. You'll find some simple butterfly drawings.

A migrating Monarch Butterfly (Mamaroneck, New York)—October 16, 2011

Another capture of a Monarch Butterfly feeding on a flower at the English Gardens... The trick I find with trying to get these shots of the butterflies is to get them on a flower that will allow you to have a decent background that will not pull your attention away from the main subject.. such as this shot here, where i focused on a flower that stood above the rest and just waited for the Monarch to come to it... which he eventually did.... Please press "L" to see the larger lightbox version…

Here we are walking you through how we pin and mount our Monarch and monarch mimic specimens. You can find these for purchase (along with glass slides, the f...