Monarch butterfly spotted on fall migration through Ohio

September 20, 2026

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Monarch butterflies were observed three times in Ohio between August 27 and September 15, in the midst of the species' southbound fall migration. The is proposed for threatened listing under the Endangered Species Act, and fall migration through Ohio represents a critical window for the population's survival as it moves toward its Mexican wintering grounds.¹

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