Monarch Butterfly

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>Subject: Monarch Butterfly
>From: "bigsky" thucal at hotmail.com 
>Date: Tue, 19 October 1999 10:48 PM EDT
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>I found a Monarch butterfly today with a broken wing.  It is still
>alive and seems to be healty but is unable to fly.  What do Monarch
>butterflies eat or how should I care for it?
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You can feed the butterfly on a grape or overipe fruit moistened slightly with
water.
Split the grape in half and place the monarch on it.  Use a toothpic to uncoil
the tongue if it does not feed immediately.

If parts of the wing are available repair can be made with superglue, model
airplane cement or nail polish. The problem is holding the butterfly still
enough to do the repair as it takes practice.  Allow the butterfly to rest
awhile before releasing.

S.