Monarch

Danaus plexippus butterfly / moth

Iconic migratory butterfly. Caterpillars feed only on milkweeds (Asclepias). Listed as Endangered under SARA in Canada.

43 documented plant relationships, 2 of them as a specialist with no alternative.

sips nectar at

BlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneDewberryRubus pubescensgroundcover · JuneDotted BlazingstarLiatris punctatawildflower · August–SeptemberEvening PrimroseOenothera bienniswildflower · July–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFlat-topped White AsterDoellingeria umbellatawildflower · August–SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberGolden Currant (Buffalo Currant)Ribes aureumshrub · May–JuneGreen MilkweedAsclepias ovalifoliawildflower · June-JulyHighbush CranberryViburnum opulusshrub · May-JuneJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosuswildflower · August–SeptemberJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberLate GoldenrodSolidago giganteawildflower · August-SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberMaximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximilianiwildflower · August–OctoberMeadow BlazingstarLiatris ligulistyliswildflower · August–SeptemberMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustNodding OnionAllium cernuumwildflower · June–AugustPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPin CherryPrunus pensylvanicatree · MayPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberRed Osier DogwoodCornus sericeashrub · June–JulySelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustShowy MilkweedAsclepias speciosawildflower · June–AugustSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSneezeweedHelenium autumnalewildflower · August-OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberTall GoldenrodSolidago altissimawildflower · Aug-SepWater SmartweedPersicaria amphibiawildflower · June–SeptemberWestern SnowberrySymphoricarpos occidentalisshrub · June–JulyWestern Wood LilyLilium philadelphicumwildflower · June–JulyWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–JulyWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-OctYellow Monkey FlowerErythranthe guttatawildflower · Jun-Aug

lays eggs on

Green Milkweed ★Asclepias ovalifoliawildflower · June-JulyShowy Milkweed ★Asclepias speciosawildflower · June–August