Monarchs are easy to identify once you know what to look for. The viceroy butterfly mimics the look of the monarch to keep predators away, so can be mistaken for monarchs unless you look closely.
To learn more about monarchs, visit the following online resources:
By engaging the public in citizen science projects like the Monarchs and Milkweeds, the Biodiversity Institute hopes we can better understand where monarchs travel through Wyoming, what time of year, how many, and whether they reproduce here. We can also find where the 10+ species of milkweeds exist, see if they're hosts to any monarch young
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