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Most butterflies lay their eggs on plants that will be eaten by the caterpillar, when it hatches. Some species lay their eggs on the tops of leafs, some on the bottom, some at the leaf axils, some on flowers, and some on stalks
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How is the milkweed important to butterflies?
I am growing Milkweed , and Monarch butterflies will only lay her eggs on them because monarch caterpillas can only eat this type of plant. :) I hope I helped everyone with this question :) Anymore question inbox me on facebook : Gustav V-Sloan
What are other types of monarch butterflies?
The Monarch IS a type of butterfly
Why do butterflies lay their eggs in garbage?
Most butterflies don't lay their eggs in garbage. They typically lay their eggs on the plant that their caterpillars will feed on. Monarchs butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. Spicebush swallowtails butterflies lay their eggs on Spicebush, Sassafras, Sweet Bay, and Prickly Ash. You get the idea. I don't know of any butterflies that lay their eggs in garbage, but if they do it is probably the type of garbage that their caterpillars would feed on.
What kind of flowers do catapillers like?
It depends on what type of caterpillar it is and what it's host plant is. Caterpillars usually eat the leaves of the plant and not the flowers. For example a monarch butterfly caterpillar eats milkweed leaves. The yellow eastern swallowtail butterfly caterpillars eat fennels, dill weed, and parsley plants. The spicebush swallowtail caterpillars eat spicebush leaves. If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, you must plant the host plant that the butterflies will lay their eggs on.
Do monarch butterflies have fur?
Since butterflies are a type of insect, they do not have fur. They may however have hairs.
Can you please tell you what type of consumer does a monarch butterfly have?
Monarch butterflies service a wide range of consumers, from stupid people to bill gates.
What do the baby monarch butterflies look like?
Monarch butterfly caterpillars are yellow, black, and white striped and grow to be about two inches long before they pupate.
In what type of creature do many of the Mexican people believe the spirits of their dead relative return?
Monarch Butterflies
Do Monarch Butterflies live in Swan Plants?
The monarch butterfly must lay their eggs on milkweed plants (Asclepias ), and the swan plant is listed on wikipedia as a type of milkweed. Most plants in the milkweed family produce flowers which the monarch can feed on. The caterpillars of the monarch butterfly can only eat leaves from plants in the milkweed family and will die without this food source. The milkweed plant is known for it's white milky sap, which contains alkaloids, latex, and several other complex compounds including cardenolides. Some species are known to be toxic. The caterpillars are immune to the milkweed sap and actually make themselves poisonous by eating it. The butterfly retains the milkweed poison as a defense against predators. Both the monarch caterpillars and the monarch butterflies use bright color patterns as a warning that they are dangerous to eat.
What type of skin does a monarch butterfly has?
Insects such as butterflies do not have skin, they have shells, technically chitinous exoskeletons, made of protein.
Why do you need to use the leaves of the same plant where got the caterpillar?
It's likely that the plant you found the caterpillar on is the type it likes to eat, and in some cases what the caterpillar eats can affect it as an adult. For example, monarch butterflies, which are poisonous and bad-tasting, gain this by eating milkweed as caterpillars.
Do caterpillars eat fruits?
No. Butterfies will eat fruit, but caterpillars will not. Cats eat the host plant that their eggs are laid on. Each type of butterfly has a different host plant. Monarchs lay their eggs on the Milkweed plant. The Red Admiral butterfly lays her eggs on Pellitory Weed, & False Nettle Weed. Swallowtails lay their eggs on Sweet Fennel, Alfalfa, & Clovers. I have many pics from my butterfly garden of butterflies & a few of Monarch cats. The facebook page is Flowers in Bloom. There are several pages with that name, so look for the profile pic with the gray butterfly, that's my page.
