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Idaho State Insect:

Photo of adult monarch butterfly on milkweed
Monarch butterfly on milkweed © photographer Lynn M. Rosenblatt, author of MONARCH MAGIC, Ideals Publications: Monarch Butterfly USA
(used by permission)

Monarch Butterfly

The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was designated the official state insect of Idaho in1992. Both the caterpillar and adult monarch butterfly are brilliant in color as a warning to predators - the monarch ingests toxins from the milkweed plant which are poisonous.

photo of monarch caterpillar
Monarch caterpillar © photographer Lynn M. Rosenblatt, author of MONARCH MAGIC, Ideals Publications: Monarch Butterfly USA (used by permission)
Source:
The State of Idaho - State Symbols: Gov James E. Risch
Links:
Monarch Butterfly USA
Monarch Lifecycle: Wild Ones Animal Index
Wildlife Migration: Annenberg CPB
Monarch Watch: U of Kansas Entomology
Butterfly Conservation: The Butterfly Site
The Monarch Butterfly Website
State Insects - 50 States List

    

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