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Minnesota State Butterfly:
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Minnesota adopted the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as the official state butterfly in 1998. Monarch caterpillars appear to feed exclusively on milkweed, which grows throughout Minnesota.
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State Butterfly: Minnesota Secretary of State |
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State Insects - 50 States |
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MINNESOTA SYMBOLS: |
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bird-butterfly |
flag-seal - quarter |
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