Yes, I'm sure it could, but butterflies are beautiful and I hope we never have to find out. In the world's history, literally millions of species have probably become extinct. This does include many insects, and they have all played a role in the food chain somewhere. Still, Einstein once made a statement that if the world lost all of its bees, humanity most likely wouldn't survive for more than a few years. Again, I hope that's something we never have to find out!
The zoo would be the only place. Monarch butterflies like warm weather and native to Mexico and South America. They migrate in the spring to California Monterey groves. I can't imagine that they would survive through the winters in NYC without protection.
It matters what kind of butterfly you want to catch. If I had to answer it would be this : is the butterfly you're talking about a protected species?
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Monarch butterflies start their lives out as caterpillars. A 'baby monarch' would be a monarch caterpillar. Monarch caterpillars striped black and yellow along their back.
I would want to know what the Monarch Butterflies ate during the migration.
Viceroy butterflies are not poisonous, but they look just like poisonous monarch butterflies.
A country that is without a monarch can be called a democracy. If a country has a monarch it would be referred to as a monarchy.
Monarch butterflies live in sub-tropical and tropical areas. They live in open places like meadows, fields, marshes and cleared roadsides.
Without caterpillars we would have no butterflies.
The locomotive organ of butterflies are their wings. Without their wings they would have to crawl on the ground.
Viceroy butterflies are not poisonous, but they look just like poisonous monarch butterflies. Which behavior does the viceroy use to deter birds that would otherwise eat it
Butterflies like the viceroy have adaptations that help them survive. The viceroy would make a tasty snack for birds if they didn't look like the monarch. The Monarch Butterflies bright colours and horrible taste to birds help them survive. Birds stay away from them. The viceroy has an advantage by looking almost exactly like the monarch. I hope that helps you!