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Insects
Orange with heavy black veins and white-spotted borders.
Field facts
HabitatPrairies, gardens, roadsides with milkweed
RangeStatewide
When to lookMay to October; migration peaks September
StatusDeclining; conservation concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesViceroy, Queen
Field note: Indiana monarchs fly to a handful of Mexican mountaintops each autumn.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Do not tag or handle monarchs without a permitted programme.
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