ocr: MONARCHBUTIERLY, the most common species, Danaus plexippus, of the family Danaidae, the milkweed butterflies. Their order 1s Lepidoptera ( see BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS ). The monarch occurs throughout the world, 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 is 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) Monarch Bwttery from Untario to Mexico. Migr ...
