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  7. Tiger Milkweed Butterflies
  8. Monarch

species 533,578 observations

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

2,328 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Swamp Milkweed, Butterfly Milkweed, Narrowleaf Milkweed, Showy Milkweed 87
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits New England Aster, Purple Coneflower, Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, White Beggarticks 2,241

Children

  • Migratory Monarch

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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