danaus
- n type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
- n the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
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- What is causing drop in Monarch Butterfly population?
In the next few months, the beating of fragile fiery orange and black wings will transport the monarch butterfly south. But the number of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) reaching their final destination has steadily declined, dropping to its lowest level in two decades last winter, according to a recent survey. The insect's journey begins in late summer and August, when monarchs fly from ...
July 16, 2013 - Environmental News Network