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Vermont State Butterfly:
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Vermont designated the monarch (Danaus plexippus) as the official state butterfly in 1987. Both caterpillar and butterfly are brilliant in color as a warning (the monarch butterfly ingests toxins from the milkweed plant which are poisonous to predators).
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State Insects - 50 States List |