by Heidi Linnemann The Monarch butterflies we see in the Valley spend their winters in Mexico’s central mountain range and summers in our northern states.
Author: Justin Case
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Recently, much has been written about Monarch butterflies and the importance of planting their host plant milkweed to help Monarchs increase their numbers. Zizotes, our native milkweed, is important to many other insects and spiders as well.
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by Paula Parson During my youth in Hawaii, monarch butterflies were present year-round spending their entire life-cycle on the crown flower plant, a giant milkweed.