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Monarch Butterfly Facts and Information

.A Monarch butterfly lays about 400 eggs on milkweed leaves. The Monarch usually lays one egg per plant.

.Monarch caterpillars only like to eat milkweed leaves. If you remove them from their milkweed food source they will die.


.The male Monarch is usually larger than the female. It has two black dots on its wings. The female has thick black vein lines.


.An adult Monarch has an average life span of 4 to 8 weeks. However, there are some Monarchs that can live anywhere from 8 to 9 months. This long life span is attributed to delayed sexual maturity. These Monarchs migrate to Mxico to spend their winter vacation.


.Monarchs become toxic (poison) to birds by feeding on milkweed plants.


.Milkweed is a common weed found all over the United States. However, tropical milkweed can only be found in tropical areas.


.Monarch caterpillars change into Monarch butterfly. This is known as metamorphosis.


.Monarchs are insects. The body of a monarch is divided into three segments, it has six legs, a head, thorax and abdomen.


.Monarch butterflies rest with their wings together.


.5 million Monarch butterflies from western North America head for a small number of cities scattered along the coast of California. 100 million Monarch butterflies from eastern part of the country head south to Michoacn in Central Mxico.


.The longest recorded flight of a Monarch butterfly is over 3,000 miles. While migrating, it can cover 80 miles a day.
.The Monarch makes its migratory flight at speeds up to 11 miles per hour. It travels 16 or 17 feet above the ground.


.Butterflies range in size. The tiniest of butterflies can be 1/8 inches in length. While some of the largest butterflies can flourish up to almost 12 inches in length.


.Butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees.


.Butterflies can see red, and yellow.


.Some Monarchs live their entire lives in tropical locations such as Florida, Southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.








Datos Informativos sobre las mariposas Monarcas

.Una mariposa Monarca pone alrededor de cuatrocientos huevos en plantas de asclepia. Generalmente pone uno por planta.
.La larva de una Monarca solamente le gusta comer hojas de asclepia, si se remueven de esa comida moriran.
.La mariposa Monarca masculina tiene dos puntos negros en sus alas y la femenina tiene una lneas de venas ms ancha. La mariposa masculina suele ser ms grande.
.El trmino de vida de una Monarca adulta es normalmente de cuatro a ocho semanas, excepto aquellos que entran en una madurez sexual tarda y emigran a Mxico para pasar las vacaciones de invierno. Esas pueden vivir de ocho a nueve meses.
.Monarcas se convierten en txicos (veneno) para pjaros por estar alimentadas por plantas de asclepias.
.Asclepia es una planta comn que se encuentra en todo los Estados Unidos, la planta de ascle...