Pesticide Supplemental Materials for the Monarch (Danaus plexippus plexippus) Species Status Assessment Report

Author(s)
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Grayscale U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service logo
Environmental Contaminants Branch Chief
Ecological Services,
Environmental Response and Restoration
Expertise
Environmental Contaminants ,
Natural Resource Damage Assessment,
Restoration,
Oil Spill Response
Area
MI
East Lansing,MI
Dave Warburton
Nancy Golden
Sarah Warner
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Species
A monarch butterfly on a yellow flower

Adult monarch butterflies are large and conspicuous, with bright orange wings surrounded by a black border and covered with black veins. The black border has a double row of white spots, present on the upper side of the wings. Adult monarchs are sexually dimorphic, with males having narrower...

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Subject tags
Pollinators