What does a monarch butterfly look like?

Journey North citizen scientists track monarch butterfly migration each fall and spring as monarch butterflies migrate to and from Mexico. Report your own observations of migrating monarch butterflies to real-time migration maps. read more

Wings The coloring and pattern of monarch and viceroy wings look nearly identical. read more

The Viceroy Butterfly looks almost identical to the monarch butterfly, and that makes the viceroy a mimic.Birds know that monarchs are not good to eat, so the viceroy avoids being eaten by looking like the monarch. read more