Did you know that monarch butterflies are the only butterflies that migrate for winter?
Monarch Butterflies
at
a Glance
Key Features:
Monarch butterflies are butterflies with reddish-orange wings with black markings on them. They have black borders with white spots in them on their wings.
Habitat:
Open fields and meadows with milkweed
nesting habits:
Monarch butterflies lay 700 eggs, one egg at a time, in April and May.
seasons monarch butterflies are active in our area:
Spring, summer, fall
Diet:
Milkweed and nectar
hunting Behavior:
Adult monarch butterflies eat nectar. Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat the milkweed their eggs were laid on.
Commonly Confused With:
Viceroy Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are often confused with viceroy butterflies because both have orange wings with black borders with white spots in them.
Monarch butterflies are larger. Viceroy butterflies have a black line on their hindwings.