Monarch Butterfly - State Insect

The MONARCH BUTTERFLY was selected as the official State Insect of West Virginia by Senate Concurrent Resolution on March 1, 1995. This large American butterfly has light brown wings with black veins and white-spotted black borders. It is noted for its long distance migrations and its brightly striped caterpillars that feed on the milkweed plant. The Monarch is also called the milkweed butterfly.


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World Wildlife Fund - this site contains a description of the monarch butterfly, threats to the butterfly, what you can do to help, and a suggestion of further reading materials. http://www.wwf.ca/AboutWWF/WhatWeDo/ConservationPrograms/

The Wildlife Preservation Trust International - The Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle. http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/monarch.html

Surfing the Net with Kids website - The section on the Monarch Butterfly suggests various links to sites with information on the butterfly. http://www.surfnetkids.com/butterfly.htm


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