because, the milkweed which they feed on dies their skin orange...
they have wings
Monarch butterflies are cold blooded just like all insects. Monarch butterflies rest in the sun and shiver their wings to warm up when they are cold.
Monarch Butterflies are cold blooded just like all insects. Monarch butterflies rest in the sun and shiver their wings to warm up when they are cold.
Their mommies and daddies paint their wings after they are born.
The female Monarch butterfly has yellow in its wings. The male is reddish orange.
Butterflies open and close their wings to expose them to the air and sunlight, which helps to dry them out. They also use their large surface area and veins in the wings to effectively absorb moisture. Additionally, some butterflies will hang upside down to allow gravity to help with the drying process.
The color of monarch butterflies varies depending on the traits they received from the parent butterflies. Some monarch butterflies have more orange and brown patterns than others.
Adaptations seen in monarch butterflies are that they are poisonous to predators because they eat mostly milkweed. Also, the markings on their wings show animals they are dangerous to eat.
no jamaca does not have monarch butterflies however they do pass by while migrating.
the monarch butterfly
Some monarch butterflies do indeed migrate through the state of Colorado. Monarch butterflies migrate to warmer regions during the winter.
Monarch butterflies are large, black and orange in color with white spots. Monarch butterflies closest relatives are the milkweed butterflies.