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Texas State Insect:

Monarch butterfly on milkweed © photographer Lynn M. Rosenblatt,
author of MONARCH MAGIC, Ideals Publications:
Monarch Butterfly USA (used by permission)
Monarch Butterfly
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Texas designated the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as the official state insect in 1995. 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).

monarch caterpillar © photographer Lynn M. Rosenblatt, author of MONARCH MAGIC, Ideals Publications: Monarch Butterfly USA (used by permission)
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appreciation for our natural treasures and cultural heritage.
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