BUG on a Postage Stamp

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Monarch Butterfly

• BUG on a Postage Stamp
• Danielle Klaus, Marsha Macaulay, Crissy Wade

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Monarch Migration
The monarch butterfly is the only true migrant in
the United States.
Click on the picture above to see a map that
illustrates the migration of the Monarch
Butterflies across America.
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Food

• Many people love to eat butterflies. A delicacy
  for Japan is butterfly chrysalis soup while in
  Korea some prefer to fill a fish with chrysalises
  then wrap the fish in Bok Choy.
• It is said to be good luck if you receive a
  chrysalis in your serving or dish.

Endangered Species

• The biggest problem facing all butterflies
  worldwide is destruction of habitat.
• Nine out of ten caterpillars will never become
  butterflies.

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Symbols and Metaphors

• The pupa or cocoon is a natural symbol for
  protection.
• During the Industrial Revolution the butterfly
  was featured and represented a return to nature.

Songs, Poems and Legends
Helping the Economy

• Pollinate flowers
• Natural Beauty
• Promotes Ecotourism
• Aids in the protection of habitat (butterfly
  gardens etc.)

• Native American Legends
• Pop culture music
• Poems
• Childrens stories, songs and games

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Monarchs Value to America

• The Monarch butterfly represents freedom,
  perseverance, peace and hope.

Free as a Butterfly- by Sheila Boone Free,
Monarchs of the air. Free flying, on the wings
of prayer. Will you some day fly over
me? Americas Favorite Butterfly, I want the
world to be free, Under the same wing were
one.
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The Monarch Butterfly Stamp A Symbol of Hope!
May the Monarch Butterfly be free from the
destruction of its natural habitat! May America
have the freedom of a butterfly hatching from a
cocoon, endurance of the Monarch in migration,
and the peace of a butterfly in flight!
Graphic and music from www.butterflypalace.org
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