Monarch Butterflies

Seeing Monarch Butterflies or Milkweed?

Weekly news updates start February 14, 2019. Meanwhile, explore what happens month-by-month while the monarchs are in Mexico and as monarchs appear in other overwintering sites.

Photo by: Donald, Gulf Shores, TX — Monarch nectaring on a camellia plant. Photo By: Donald, Gulf Shores, TX

Report Your Monarch Butterfly Sightings

Monarch Butterfly Migration Map: First Sightings Spring 2019

Monarchs Sighted During Winter Months

All along the southern half of the United States, Journey North volunteers are entering sightings and submitting photographs of monarch butterflies. One volunteer also found milkweed starting to sprout in her Houston,Texas backyard.

Be Ready to Track Monarch Migration

Check out the Journey North sightings maps.

Continue to Enter Your Sightings

Please help document where monarch butterflies and milkweed are present. Even during February, don’t forget to enter your sightings!

Milkweed Growing, January 2019, Houston, TX

A January Milkweed. Houston, TX

Photo By: Jennifer

Monarch resting on an olive tree

Monarch resting on an olive tree. Tuscon, AZ

Photo By: Debbi

Monarchs Nectaring on Rice Paper Plant, Saint Helena Island, SC

Monarchs nectaring on a rice paper plant. Saint Helena Island, SC

Photo By: Peggy

Spring Migration 2019

Report all monarchs you see — adults, eggs, larvae.

Next: February 6, 2019