Monarch Butterfly 3 Canvas Print

The monarch butterfly is a milkweed butterfly . It may be the most familiar North American butterfly. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 3￿￿4 in.
The eastern North American monarch population is notable for its annual southward late-summer/autumn migration from the United States and southern Canada to Mexico. During the fall migration, it covers thousands of miles, with a corresponding multi-generational return North. The western North American population of monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains most often migrate to sites in California but have been found in overwintering Mexico sites. Image taken at the Essex County Environmental Center, Roseland, New Jersey.

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