These Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, are resting from the strong wind on Brigantine Island NJ in October 2005. Because of loss of forests, harsh winters and the decrease of Milkweed, their primary food, egg-laying and chrysalis bearing plant, the Monarch population has declined significantly. Monarchs go through four generations annually with the fourth going to the mountains of Northern Mexico for the winter.
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