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The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae. It is found in Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Peru , and the United States .
The Monarch Grove Sanctuary is an urban nature preserve in Pacific Grove, California. It protects the monarch butterflies that winter in Pacific Grove arriving in October. It is maintained by a volunteer crew. [2] About 12–16,000 butterflies stayed at the sanctuary during the 2022-23 winter, making it the fourth largest of its type in ...
The butterfly rays are the rays forming the genus Gymnura and the family Gymnuridae. They are found in warm oceans worldwide, and occasionally in estuaries . The body of butterfly rays is flattened and surrounded by an extremely broad disc formed by the pectoral fins , which merge in front of the head.
A critically endangered butterfly that lives in the southernmost part of Florida thrives in certain years. Researchers turned to weather data to find out why, and the answer brought a surprise twist.
Penang Butterfly Farm in Malaysia was introduced on March 29, 1986; it was the tropical world's first creepy crawly and live butterfly haven. In the United States, the first butterfly stop, Butterfly World , opened in Coconut Creek , Florida in 1988.
Many schoolchildren have watched in wonder as large orange and black butterflies emerge from cocoons. Although once a common sight, the beautiful butterflies are "plummeting toward extinction due ...
Florida Museum of Natural History: Gainesville: Alachua: North Central: Exhibits include fossils, butterfly rainforest, recreated southwest Florida mangrove forest and sea grass estuary, area Native Americans, Northwest Florida ecosystems, outdoor wildflower and butterfly garden, trails through 60-acre Natural Area Teaching Lab
Overwintering sites occur near beaches, universities and other state lands. [22] State parks do not have specific policies regarding the maintenance of trees on which the monarchs overwinter. [23] California historical sites are exempt from having to create monarch conservation plans. [24] Twenty of state parks contain monarch overwintering groves.