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How can we help protect monarch butterflies?
Every year, monarch butterflies fly south for winter—sometimes traveling up to 1,800...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
Both belong to the order Lepidoptera.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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