Talk:Monarch butterfly

Please excuse the following reference in its 'raw' and without the correct 'wiki' mark up language that is required to include it in the article. The following reference is from a very reputable organization - Monarch Watch. The map that exists on the webpage: http://monarchwatch.org/tagmig/spmap.htm suggests that some monarchs migrate northwest from Mexico during the spring and actually end up in California. Discussion?

I have read, a long time ago, that these butterflies are brightly coloured to warn potential predators that they are not good to eat because they are bitter because they feed on (bitter) milkweed. Also, that there are other butterflies / moths that are actually not bitter (and are good to ear) but mimic the Monarch as a bluff. Is that true? If so, someone better skilled at scientific writing than I should include that somewhere in this article. 2001:8003:E40F:9601:2586:E005:AF6E:B56B (talk) 07:50, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

hello,

I was interested in reading about the metamorphosis process of the monarch butterfly. I have heard a lot about how it transforms from a liquid to a butterfly.

but I am a little sad that there is no specific description in this article about how that works, why it works, how it was discovered, and such.

I am not very knowledgeable about this, otherwise I would have done it myself. is there anyone that might be up to the task? I would be glad to help proofread if anyone would like.

D.G. Drspaniel (talk) 17:20, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

:I haven't checked, by I would expect metamorphosis of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) to be either a standalone Wikipedia page or else a subsection of page "Lepidoptera". Suggest you start there: page "Lepidoptera" —GRM (talk) 13:27, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

::Sorry, and "good luck"! :-) —GRM (talk) 13:28, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

The article currently cites Fred A. Urquhart's book for etymology, but the book The Monarch Butterfly: International Traveler got a poor review in [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50779666#page/501/mode/1up Journal of the New York Entomological Society]. Another etymology was it came from Scudder for a different reason, see {{cite journal

| last = Scudder | first = S. H

| title = English Names for Butterflies

| journal = Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

| volume = 1 | issue = 3 | date = Jan 1874 | page = 10 | doi = 10.1155/1874/98734

| issn = 0033-2615}} I don't know which is correct, and would welcome learned advice. Happyseeu (talk) 21:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

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