1. THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
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3. The Monarch Life Cycle
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4. Body parts
 Three main parts: head,
thorax and abdomen.
 Six legs
 Proboscis to suck nectar
/ feet to taste.
 Four wings
 Two antennae for touch
and smell
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5. Male or female ?
Thicker Black
black FEMALE MALE dot
veins means
usually male
means butterfly
female
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6. Defense
Bad taste
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7. The viceroy butterfly
VICEROY MONARCH BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY
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8. The Milkweed Plant and Its
Importance to the Monarch’s
Life Cycle:
COMMON MONARCH EGG MONARCH LARVA
MILKWEED ON MILKWEED FEEDING ON
LEAF MILKWEED
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9. ILLEGAL LOGGING
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10. The end
Thanks for your attention
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