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Monarch Butterfly Exhibit at Desert Botanical Garden

By Judy Hedding, About.com

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Welcome Fall Butterflies

Monarch Butterfly Exhibit at Desert Botanical Garden© 2007 Judy Hedding

The Monarch Butterfly Exhibit is presented each fall at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Once you have entered the Garden, the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion is easy to find. There are maps distributed at the entrance and signs along the paths directing you there. All ages are permitted into the exhibit.

Monarch Butterfly Factoid: Mariposa Monarca is Spanish for Monarch Butterfly. The scientific name for the monarch butterfly is Danaus plexippus.

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