Posts Tagged ‘monarch butterfly’
How to tell apart four orange and black butterflies
An orange and black butterfly flits by. Many people immediately think “monarch,” but there are actually quite a number of orange and black butterflies in Iowa and throughout the United States. Three butterflies in the Iowa Great Lakes area that often get confused with the monarch butterfly are the painted lady, viceroy and red admiral.…
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Up-and-coming invasive species Environmentalists have been watching and waiting as new invasive species begin to take hold and move across the country and across Iowa. Jumping worms, the brown marmorated stink bug, the gypsy moth and the spotted lanternfly. Let’s take a look at a few of these up-and-coming invasives. Jumping worms Most…
Read MoreTest your monarch knowledge
Find out if you are a monarch scholar, monarch intellectual, monarch student or monarch newbie with this quiz!
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