Monarch butterflies migrate though the Driftless Area Refuge

Orange and black monarch butterflies rest on yellow flowering plants.

Photo By/Credit

Brandon Jones/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Migrating monarch butterflies rest on rosinweed as they head south through the Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge of Wisconsin and Iowa.

Facility

Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Caves and Karst

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Danaus plexippus

Subject tags

Animal migration

Insects

Pollinators

Wildlife refuges

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