Want this question answered?
Where the monarch butterflies in your community go each autumn depends on your location. Monarchs that are east of the Rocky Mountains migrate to a mountain forest in south-central Mexico. The ones west of the Rocky Mountains migrate to southern California.
to a forest
Monarch butterflies adapt to the tropical rain forest through natural instinct. The butterflies have a predetermined genetic makeup that allows them to adapt.
They declared the forest where they overwinter a protected area
Monarch Butterflies range from Central America north through Southern Canada. The majority migrate in the winter to Mexico though there are some non-migratory subspecies in the warmer regions of its range. The migration northward takes several generations, each generation lasting a few weeks. The migration southward, e.g. to Mexico, occurs in one longer-lived stage.Monarch butterflies have been introduced to Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii. They appear occasionally on the east side of the Atlantic, thought to be transported across the ocean. These populations are not known to migrate.Millions, even hundreds of millions, of Monarch butterflies traditionally migrate to Mexico, to a particular forest outside of Mexico City, each winter. There have been severe losses to the population of Monarchs in recent decades.any where except cold places
They are usually referred to as Forest Tent Caterpillar Moths (Malacosoma disstria).
Monarch butterflies have been introduced to Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii. They appear occasionally on the east side of the Atlantic, thought to be transported across the ocean. Species outside of the US do not appear to migrate. A few subspecies have been identified in the US that do not migrate. That vast majority of Monarchs (hundreds of millions) migrate to a forest outside of Mexico City each winter.
there are butterflies in the forest but little
the most common is the monarch or the zebra striped angle but it all depends on what forest
In Winter they congregate in a forest in Mexico and in summer the migrate north over the continent of North America in spring, breading as they do so. Then in the Autumn the descendents of the migrating population fly South to their winter roost.
they live in southern Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbeans, and in rain forest.
While some Monarch butterflies may be found in the Rainforest, the majority of them will be found in the forest, pasture lands, and sometimes urban environments. These butterflies are known to feed on several different nectar plants, including Indian hemp and butterfly weed.