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From New York to San Antonio: ‘Late Bloomer’ Monarch Butterfly Gets Free Ride via Southwest Airlines

It takes a village: Butterfly Lady Maraleen Manos-Jones arranges for late bloomer Monarch butterfly to get free ride from New York State to San Antonio via Southwest Airlines to facilitate arrival at roosting grounds in Mexico.

By Monika Maeckle|2023-01-17T17:15:49-06:00November 4th, 2012|Milkweed, Monarch Migration, San Antonio Botanical Garden|15 Comments

Butterfly Plant Walk, Monarch Talk and Caterpillar Crawl to Kick off San Antonio Botanical Garden’s Amazing Butterflies Exhibit

A Monarch walk, a caterpillar crawl, storytime, butterfly plant tour and gardening tips--it's all at the San Antonio Botanical Garden's opening weekend celebration of Amazing Butterflies. Come join me and other butterfly ambassadors and find your way through the Nature maze to learn the whole life cycle.

By Monika Maeckle|2020-09-01T11:58:03-05:00September 15th, 2011|Butterfly gardening, Butterfly Life Cycle, Butterflybeat, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch caterpillar, Monarch Migration, Queen Butterfly, Queen caterpillar, San Antonio Botanical Garden, Where to see butterflies|0 Comments