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well, to put it in a positive way, i think it takes a butterfly at least 1 week then a week after, it hatches then another week later it makes its own Cacoon. then the life-cycle starts again and again and again...
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey lay their eggs on host plants (food for caterpillars), which include: thistles, American Elm, Black Cherry, English Plantain, and daisies.
Website I found about painted lady butterflies
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∙ 11y agothey like thistle and hollyhock. other weeds as well, because these are plants their caterpillars like to eat once those eggs hatch.
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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.
Do mail butterflies lay eggs?
No, the male flies do not lay eggs. Female flies are larger than male flies. The female flies lay over 900,000 eggs during their lifespan.
Does butterfly lay eggs with shells?
You should know this, but if you don't, butterflies lay eggs on leaves. They are so smart, they know where to put their eggs. If the butterflies doesn't know and puts it in a random leaf, that could be a problem.
What species of butterflies lay eggs?
All of them.
When do mother butterflies lay their eggs?
summer
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.
How does butterflies give birth eggs or live birth?
Butterflies, like nearly all insects, lay eggs.
How can you prevent ants from eating monarch caterpillars?
I haven't had a problem with ants but there are wasps that lay their eggs in the caterpillars. The wasp larva eat their way out, killing the monarch caterpillar. I frequently have this problem with the caterpillars of swallowtail butterflies.
How do monarch butterflies have babies?
butterfly fish reproduce by laying eggs in the sea
When do monarch butterflies lay eggs?
during spring to summer
Why do butterflies leave when they lay eggs?
because they need to get food.
How many babies can a butterfly have at one time?
Many species of butterflies lay about 400 eggs. Some lay many more. Only 1 or 2 out of 100 eggs live to become adult butterflies.
