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Male or Female?

You can tell a male monarch from a female monarch by looking at the inside of the wings. When a monarch opens its wings, look for two small, black pouches on the lower wings. If you see these, you are looking at a male.
Can you see the two pouches on this monarch? This monarch is a male. If the pouches were not present, the monarch would be a female.
 
Can you tell which these three are? Look close! No pouches are present. If you said these were female monarchs, you were right!

monarch2To learn more about monarchs and other butterflies, click on this monarch.

To find many games and activities about butterflies, click on the butterfly to the left.