First Monarch Sighting for 2026! Piedmont Carolinas. Laying eggs on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) monarchbutterfly
First Monarch Sighting for 2026! Piedmont Carolinas. Laying eggs on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
First Monarch Sighting for 2026! Piedmont Carolinas. Laying eggs on Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) April 7, 2026 #Danausplexippus
The chrysalis of a monarch butterfly just before it starts to emote; the black and orange colors of the butterfly are visible through the thin outer covering of the chrysalis. The chrysalis hangs from a reddish brown twig that is suspended and tied between two other sticks.
A Monarch butterfly about to emerge from its chrysalis
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Monarch Butterfly at the El Rosario Biosphere Reserve World Heritage site.
If you happen to be in this part of the world at the right time of year, seeing the Monarch Butterflies should be at the top of your list.
#MonarchButterflies
#Danausplexippus
#MonarchButterflyBiosphereReserve
#ElRosario
#Michoacán
#Mexico
#Monochrome
#TravelPhotography
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A monarch butterfly on orange hawkweed. The butterfly is mostly orange on its wings with thin black lines. The outer edges of the wings are black with white spots. The head of the butterfly is also black with white spots.
Monarch. #Monarch #DanausPlexippus #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #BigBayStatePark #Lapointe #Wisconsin
Monarch that hatched in my Kentucky yard back in 2020. Just hanging out on some scarlet beebs seed head 🌱
#nativeplants #nature #pollinators #biodiversityconservation #danausplexippus
Monarch #danausplexippus on Joe #eutrochiummaculatum in late summer 2025🩷
#nativeplants #bloomscrolling #bugsky #pollinators #Michigangardening 🌱 #biodiversityconservation #homegrownnationalpark
🐛Feels like a good day for some monarch cats from the garden this past season. On poke & swamp milkweeds #asclepiasexaltata #asclepiasincarnata #danausplexippus
#nativeplants #bloomscrolling #Michigangardening 🌱 #biodiversityconservation #homegrownnationalpark #pollinators #ecoregion50ae
A monarch butterfly on butterfly weed. The butterfly weed is orange and consists of clusters of multiple tiny flowerheads. The butterfly is at the very bottom of the flowers, facing up, with its wings spread wide. It is mostly orange, with thick black around the edges. The tips of the wings have a number of small orange and white dots, while the inside of the sings have several thin black stripes going through them.
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A monarch butterfly caterpillar on a leaf. The caterpillar is facing downward. The caterpillar is fairly wide and has alternating stripes of black, yellow, and white, with four white dots along the bottom. It has long black antennae.
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🧡Monarch on late thoroughwort🤍
#Eupatoriumserotinum
This was before the hard frost this week. Now the garden looks ready for bed.
#bloomscrolling #nativeplants #danausplexippus #bugsky #Michigangardening 🌱 #pollinators #biodiversityconservation
A monarch butterfly perched on a tithonia orange flower backdropped by a blue sky and a tree canopy mixed with autumn deciduous trees and evergreen pine trees. The side of the monarch’s wing is visible showing revealing its orange and black patterns. butterflies monarchbutterfly pollinator pollinatorgarden
A monarch butterfly perched on a tithonia orange flower backdropped by a blue sky. The camera lens is pointed up revealing the underside of both the flower and the butterfy’s wings. #bugsky backyardwildlife bloomscrolling gardening mexicansunflower monarchwatch
Monarch Butterfly’s scientific name: Danaus plexippus #danausplexippus
Good morning, beautiful!😍
#symphyotrichumnovaeangliae #danausplexippus #milkweedformonarchs #biodiversityconservation #bloomscrolling #nativeplants
A monarch caterpillar on a milkweed leaf. October is the busiest monarch activity for the Carolinas as monarchs are migrating south pollinators monarchbutterfly bugsky invert invertebrates caterpillars monarchcaterpillar
October = active monarch month #DanausPlexippus #bugsky
A monarch butterfly rests on my middle finger with its wings open
A closer view of the monarch butterfly resting on my finger
I made a friend today #monarch #danausplexippus
Two monarch caterpillars eating from the same Asclepias leaf. monarchbutterfly monarchcaterpillar nativeplants milkweed bugsky invert invertebrates biodiversity ecology backyardwildlife wildlifegardening
Monarch Cats 🐛 (Danaus plexippus) #DanausPlexippus
🔍Found today at work🌻 #NorthStarGardensGaylord
#danausplexippus #bloomscrolling #nativeplants #Helianthusannuus #pollinators
Hot out the chrysalis🐛
#danausplexippus #milkweedformonarchs #biodiversityconservation #pollinatorgardener #homegrownnationalpark #nativeplants #nature #Michigangardening 🌱
A monarch butterfly feeding off the nectar of an orange tithonia bloom. pollinators pollinatorgarden butterflies butterflygarden invertebrates
Monarch! #monarchbutterfly #DanausPlexippus
Come see why I can get lost in the bee sounds in our native pollinator paradise🥰🐛🐝
#nativeplants #bloomscrolling #bugsky #pollinators #Michigangardening 🌱 #danausplexippus #bombus #homegrownnationalpark #biodiversityconservation
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#danausplexippus #milkweedformonarchs #asclepiasincarnata #homegrownnationalpark #biodiversityconservation #Michigangardening 🌱
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a tithonia flower. This butterfly is orange with black veins and a black body. A black edging lines the wings with white specks. Monarch activity in the Carolinas is most abundant in late summer through autumn as they migrate south. The black spot on each hind wing indicates this is a male monarch. monarchbutterfy butterflies butterflygarden bugsky invertebrates pollinator pollinatorgarden biodiversity
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A closeup photograph of a monarch butterfly from underneath, with its wings spread wide inside of a metal mesh.
Somehow, this beauty made it into the catio on Friday. Took a bit of coaxing, but we got them free and flapping on their way.
📷 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
🔎 Olympus M.Zuiko 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 R
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A chonky baby and its poo. So far, a lot of chrysalises in the yard don't look very healthy😔 Every year, I have to remind myself that only 1 of 10 survive to healthy adulthood... so every cat counts! 🐛 #milkweedformonarchs #nativeplants #danausplexippus #bugsky #Michigangardening 🌱 #pollinators
Okay so................
I'm so friggin' stoked right now.
This is a monarch caterpillar feeding on milkweed.
Literally, this little critter is the sole reason I've planted so much of it - and aren't they AMAZING?!
(the only correct answer is "yes")
#DanausPlexippus
#Monarch #Caterpillar
Milkweed tussock moth cat and monarch cat on swamp milkweed being transported to other swamp milkweed
Two monarch cats, probably 4th instar, on milkweed
We're getting a new roof this week & I'm out of my mind about all the plants I have around my house. Are they going to smash them all? I already moved all my caterpillar babies to milkweed out in the yard so they're not in danger. #danausplexippus #milkweedformonarchs #bugsky #nativeplants
Female monarch on echinacea purpurea with culver's root (veronicastrum virginicum), rosin weed (silphium integrifolium) and scarlet beebalm (monarda didyma) in the background
This tattered little girl visited us today. I love that she feels safe in our pollinator oasis with over 30 milkweed plants and dozens of flowers with nutritious nectar. ♥️Welcome! #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #danausplexippus #milkweedformonarchs #biodiversityconservation #echinaceapurpurea
I reallocated three others due to the plant being over populated, by these veracous children. ISO400 55m 0ev f/5.6 @ 1/400/
Danaus Plexippus ( Once Again )
This fella has finally started the process of forming a Chryslis. It only took devouring the flowers on 4 out of the 7 shutes.
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This healthy chunker has since moved in from this plant, to enter its final stage of evolution. This little fella is most likely in the fourth or fifth stage of its life-cycle; which is when their appetites really start to show. Two to three of this crawly critters can defoliate a milkweed plant in a couple of days. That’s bad news for younglings or other species that thrive off the plant, such as Milkweed Tussock Moths.
Monarch Caterpillar: Danaus plexippus
Taken with Canon T2i Rebel, 18mm - 55mm equip with Macro FX Full Lens.
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Model: Monarch Butterfly & Flower
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