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monarch butterfly
noun
: a large migratory American butterfly (Danaus plexippus) that has orange-brown wings with black veins and borders and a larva that feeds on milkweed
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And in December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding the beloved monarch butterfly to the endangered species list.
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
While monarch butterflies this past winter doubled in Mexico over the previous year, the oystercatcher, a shorebird, has been recovering over a 15-year period because of focused efforts.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
The monarch butterfly is in a steep decline having lost about 90% of its population in North America since the 1990s.
—Amy Chillag, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
However, that said, there are not a huge number of butterflies in California this year, monarch butterflies specifically.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
While monarch butterflies this past winter doubled in Mexico over the previous year, the oystercatcher, a shorebird, has been recovering over a 15-year period because of focused efforts.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
The monarch butterfly is in a steep decline having lost about 90% of its population in North America since the 1990s.
—Amy Chillag, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
However, that said, there are not a huge number of butterflies in California this year, monarch butterflies specifically.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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“Monarch butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch%20butterfly. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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