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All About Butterflies On The 'Pea Green Boat'

By • Mar 28, 2016

Can you tell the difference between a monarch and a viceroy butterfly? Do you know what a western two-tailed swallowtail is? Tune in to "Pea Green Boat" on Wednesday, March 30 at 4:00 p.m. to learn more about these butterflies of western Montana with Glenn Marangelo from the Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium.

Western two-tailed swallowtail butterfly
Credit Glenn Marangelo Missoula Insectarium

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