21. The sky outside my window these days is full of monarch butterflies and squirrels. 22. The life span of a breeding monarch butterfly is about two weeks, Bohlken said. 23. Flying and jumping among the blades are tiny bluegreen grasshoppers and orange monarch butterflies . 24. Corn and monarch butterflies are two of the best studied organisms on the planet. 25. A short film and a diorama explore the life span of the monarch butterfly . 26. Connecticut honors the praying mantis, Ohio the ladybug and Illinois the beautiful Monarch butterfly . 27. A large monarch butterfly population winters over at the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. 28. Grants are awarded to schools and communities to create waystations for the monarch butterflies . 29. Will benign insects like Monarch butterflies be killed by pollen drifting from bug-killing corn? 30. Large groves of eucalyptus trees attract the annually migrating Monarch butterflies to Los Osos.