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The monarch butterfly migrates to Mexico for the winter.

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What butterfly is also called the milkweed butterfly?

The monarch butterfly? They eat milkweed.


What is the advantage and disatage of a butterfly and a milkweed?

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What is the tuberose's?

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How does the viceroy butterfly not benefit from eating milkweed?

The viceroy butterfly does not eat milkweed, it is a mimic of the monarch butterfly which does eat milkweed. The milkweed makes the monarch butterfly toxic to birds. Once a bird eats its first monarch butterfly it gets so sick that it learns to never try to eat anything that looks like a monarch butterfly ever again. The viceroy butterfly has evolved to mimic the monarch butterfly to avoid being eaten by birds that have previously tried eating a monarch butterfly.


What is the monarch butterfly's habitat?

In Spring and Summer, the Monarch Butterfly seeks out milkweed in meadows and open fields. In winter, they migrate and can be seen in warmer climates such as Central Mexico and Southern California.


What plant does the Monarch butterfly get its protection from?

Milkweed.


What is asclepias tuberose?

The asclepias tuberose is a handsome butterfly which feeds on the tuberose.


Where do monarch caterpillars live?

The monarch butterfly can be found living in eastern North America. They migrate to the warmer states, such as California, when the eastern states get colder.


Why did Illinois pick the monarch butterfly as their state butterfly?

In 1974 a third-grader from Decatur suggested that the monarch butterfly become the state insect. Schoolchildren lobbied for the monarch butterfly and the General Assembly passed a bill making it official in 1975. The monarch feeds on the nectar of milkweed during their migration. Monarch butterflies are found in Illinois from May to October. They migrate south in the winter to central Mexico, and then return in the spring. Monarchs lay eggs on milkweed plants.


How does milkweed support the Baltimore butterfly?

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What eats milkweed?

Milkweed is a host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars, so they primarily feed on milkweed leaves. Some other insects like aphids, beetles, and milkweed bugs also feed on milkweed plants. Additionally, certain animals like rabbits and deer may also consume milkweed.


Why does the monarch butterfly live in the grassland?

The Monarch butterfly lives in the grassland for a short period, to try to stay warm until it goes to California, then Mexico. The grassland also has many milkweed plants like; the Mexican milkweed, and the Milkweed you see in Texas.