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West Virginia State Butterfly:

Adult monarch butterfly photo
Adult monarch butterfly photo © Jennifer E. Dacey /
University of Rhode Island: www.insectimages.org

Monarch Butterfly

Both caterpillar and butterfly are brilliant in color as a warning - the Monarch ingests toxins from the milkweed plant which are poisonous to predators.


Monarch caterpillar © Peter Wirtz - Personal Web Site:
www.insectimages.org

 

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