Monarch Butterfly Dome

Description

The Monarch butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)
is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies.  Monarchs are especially noted for their lengthy annual migration. In North America they make massive southward migrations starting in August until the first frost. A northward migration takes place in the spring. The monarch is the only butterfly that migrates both north and south as the birds do on a regular basis. But no single individual makes the entire round trip. Female monarchs deposit eggs for the next generation during these migrations.  This dome features a male and female pair with the male below the female.    These butterflies are perfect in every detail and are mounted on real driftwood.  Each dome is a "one of a kind" due to differences in the driftwood.  The dome is mounted on a 6 inch wide walnut base. The dome itself is 4.5 inches wide and 8 inches high.  Each dome comes with a colored brochure describing the natural history of the species.