Definitions for monarch butterfly
monarch but·ter·f·ly

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1. monarch, monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippusnoun

   large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

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1. monarch butterflynoun

   A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus) having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a reticulated pattern; -- called also milkweed butterfly and monarch. Its larvae feed on the leaves of the milkweed.

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1. Monarch butterfly

   The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. It is amongst the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator, although it is not an especially effective pollinator of milkweeds. Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3.5–4.0 in). A Müllerian mimic, the viceroy butterfly, is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across each hindwing. The eastern North American monarch population is notable for its annual southward late-summer/autumn instinctive migration from the northern and central United States and southern Canada to Florida and Mexico. During the fall migration, monarchs cover thousands of miles, with a corresponding multigenerational return north in spring. The western North American population of monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains often migrates to sites in southern California, but individuals have been found in overwintering Mexican sites, as well. In 2009, monarchs were reared on the International Space Station, successfully emerging from pupae located in the station's Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus.

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1. monarch butterfly

   The monarch butterfly is a species of butterfly, scientifically known as Danaus plexippus, known for its distinctive orange and black wings with white spots. Native to North and South America, these butterflies are famous for their large-scale migration, where millions of monarchs travel up to thousands of miles from Canada and the United States to overwinter in California and Mexico. They have a high resistance to toxins and are known to feed off milkweed during their larval stage, ingesting toxic compounds that deter predators from consuming them.

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1. Monarch butterfly

   The Monarch butterfly is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871, where it is called the wanderer. It is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found as an occasional migrant in Western Europe and a rare migrant in the United Kingdom. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm. Female monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the androconium in the center of each hind wing. Males are also slightly larger than female monarchs. The monarch is famous for its southward migration and northward return in summer from Canada to Mexico and Baja California which spans the life of three to four generations of the butterfly. The migration route was fully determined by Canadian entomologists Fred and Norah Urquhart after a 38-year search, aided by naturalists Kenneth C. Brugger and Catalina Trail who solved the final piece of the puzzle by identifying the butterflies' overwintering sites in Mexico. The discovery has been called "entomological discovery of the 20th century". An IMAX film, Flight of the Butterflies, tells the story of the long search by the Urquharts, Brugger and Trail to unlock the secret of the butterflies' migration.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monarch butterfly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monarch butterfly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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