Monarch butterfly on swamp milkweed

Photo By/Credit

Jim Hudgins/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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A monarch butterfly sips nectar from swamp milkweed. This native plant does well in wet soil and blooms from June through October!

Facility

Alabama Ecological Services Field Office

Southeast Region Headquarters

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Photography

Species

Danaus plexippus

Subject tags

Flowering plants

Insects

Pollinators

Wildlife

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