Western population overwintering monarch butterflies

A cluster of overwintering monarch butterflies rest on trees in California

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Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS

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A cluster of overwintering western population monarch butterflies rest on trees in California.

Species

Danaus plexippus

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Insects

Pollinators

Wildlife

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