Monarch butterfly cluster

Monarch butterfly photo by Gary Musgrave, Abilene, TX; courtesy office of Representative Wohlgemuth

Monarch Migration in Texas

Texas Monarch Watch

Main page for monarch watching in Texas. Migration maps, butterfly identification guides, news, sightings, and other useful information all from this site.

Migration maps

Map and description of migration routes through Texas and the United States into Mexico.

Monitoring Texas Monarchs

Volunteer for the Texas Monarch watch. Lists hotline for Texas sightings, observation calendars, workshops, tagging kits, and other useful resources for the serious monarch spotter.

Monarch Watch Monitoring Packet

Excellent guide to monarch in general and their migration through Texas. Designed for volunteer spotters but also useful to the general public.

Related Facts

Butterflies of Texas: Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Photos and interesting facts about this unique insect.

Butterfly gardening

How to attract butterflies to your yard.

The Monarch Butterfly: Danaus plexippus

Monarch facts in a readable kids version

The Monarch Butterfly and Milkweed

Learn how a monarch's diet provides natural protection from predators. Excellent photos of male and female butterflies and the monarch life cycle.

Monarch Butterfly Project

Curriculum and research designed for middle school students.

Monarch Watch

A national site "dedicated to education, conservation, and research" for the monarch butterfly. Most comprehensive monarch site. See especially Migration & Tagging , Rearing monarchs , and Multimedia gallery .

Selected Internet Resources: Monarch Butterfly

Webliography of useful sites chosen by the Library of congress.

Fun Stuff

Texas State Symbols

The Monarch is the official state insect of Texas. Read more about it in the official resolution granting the monarch this special status.

Monarch Butterfly puzzle

Online jigsaw puzzle customizable from 6 to 247 pieces. Make it as hard or as easy as you like.

Monarch Butterfly Cluster puzzle

How fast can you solve it?

Monarch caterpillar puzzle

Change the shape of the pieces for challenging puzzle.

Butterfly coloring pages

Pages to print out and color, all with a generic butterfly theme. For monarch specific coloring pages, see Caterpillar , Monarch chrysalis , or Monarch butterfly .

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Contents updated: Oct. 11, 2005