With their bright orange hues and lengthy migration, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are one of the world's most iconic insects. But their population has steadily dropped in recent decades as ...

DESCRIPTION: The monarch is a large orange butterfly that flies with its wings held in a “v” shape. The wings have prominent dark veins and two rows of white spots at the edges, and the body is dark.

Zalucki, M., Brower, Lincoln Pierson, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2001. "Detrimental effects of latex and cardiac glycosides on survival and growth of first-instar monarch butterfly larvae Danaus plexippus ...

Isn’t it odd that in a city that’s increasingly concretised, the Plain Tiger butterfly is thriving? That’s because their choice of larval host plants (food for caterpillars) — milkweed (aak in Hindi).