Immortalizing the Monarch Butterfly through Art

Immortalizing the Monarch Butterfly through Art

Dr Abe V Rotor

Immortalize the Monarch, capture its beauty,

through the arts, into a masterpiece,

for the museum and archives for posterity, 

to be remembered after its demise. 

Young artists in the neighborhood take a break from school at the San Vicente Botanical garden.

Two versions of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), subfamily Danainae in the family Nymphalidae, a migratory butterfly that frequents fields, forests, and gardens along their migration routes. Below, photo of Danaus plexippus in it natural habitat where milkweed is plentiful. Extensive and heavy application of pesticides, global warming, widespread and abated pollution, and genetic engineering of a wide range of food plants pose a grave threat to the Monarch butterfly, now in the list of Threatened Species in many countries.

Acknowledgement: Internet photo