Migratory monarchs have larger and more white spots than non-migratory relatives. Credit must be given to the creator.

The monarch butterflies are starting to come through San Antonio and the rest of Central Texas on their migration from Mexico to Canada. If you have milkweed growing in your landscape or area, they ...

For thousands of years, millions of monarch butterflies have migrated from the northern U.S. and Canada to Mexico for the winter. But exactly how they know where to go is still a mystery.

DESCRIPTION: The monarch is a large orange butterfly that flies with its wings held in a “v” shape. The wings have prominent dark veins and two rows of white spots at the edges, and the body is dark.