ocr: MONARCH. BUTTERFLY, the most common species, Danaus plexippus, of the family Danaidae, the milkweed butterflies. Their order is Lepidoptera (see BUTTERFLES AND. - MOTHS) The monarch occurs throughout the world, wonarcn Butterty mainly in North, Central, and South America. The adult has wings ofa striking reddish-brown, with black veins and black borders with two rows of white dots. The wingspread 1s 10 cm (4: in). Each fall the monarch butterfly migrates south to California, Florida, and Mexico. The longest flight known for a tagged adult 1s some 2900 km (some 1800 mi) from Ontario to Mexico. ...
