Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Monarch is a well known butterfly famous for its migration pattern from Southern Canada to Mexico. Single individium may fly thousands of kilometers during late summer and autumn towards Mexico and return on a generational migration back to North.
How to Identify
A large size butterfly with black/orange (female) or brown/orange (male) wings. Body is black with small white spots. Around the wings there is a dark band (black or brown) with white spots.
Where and When to Spot
This butterfly species is common around Montreal and can be spotted in different parks with diversity of wild flowers.
Common Names
Monarch Butterfly
Monarchfalter (de)
Monarca (es)
Monarque (fr)
Taxonomy
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Danaus plexippus