Monarch Butterflies

Monarch Butterflies
Abilene Christian University
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Monarch butterfly cluster

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

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.

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.

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 .

Contents updated: Oct. 11, 2005