It's about that time of year for Oklahomans to spot monarch butterflies, the orange-and-black-winged insect known for their twice-yearly migrations across the continent as they pass through the state on their journey south.

Monarch butterflies migrate south to Mexico for the winter, then head north toward Canada each spring.

Oklahoma is one of their main stops along the way, though their numbers have shriveled in comparison to what they once were.

Monarch butterfly migration facts, and why they migrate

The migratory monarch butterfly has a lifespan of two to six weeks, though the butterflies born at the end of the summer live eight to nine months in order to make the journey south and spend the winter clustered in trees in Mexico and California. In the spring, they head to their

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