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How many eggs a female butterfly lays can vary slightly by species. On average a female butterfly lays 100 eggs at one time.
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Suriyah Ellis
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How many eggs does the female butterfly lay?
Butterflies may lay as few as several dozen eggs, or as many as several hundred, depending on the species. The number that hatch depend on the weather, the location in which they are laid, and the condition of the eggs themselves.
How many babies does a butterfly have at a time?
Butterflies lay eggs which hatch to become caterpillars, which are the butterflies larvae, or babies. Butterflies typically lay hundreds and sometimes thousands of eggs in a single season, insuring that at least some of them will survive to become adult butterflies.
Where do butterflies lay their eggs?
Most butterflies lay their eggs on plants: on the top or bottom of leaves, on the flowers, on twigs, in the chinks of bark, or on the plant stalk. Some butterflies lay their eggs near the plant: on dry grass stems, dead leaves, or on soil. By laying their eggs on or near plants, the newly hatched caterpillars will have something to eat.
Can butterfly eggs hatch on flower petals?
Butterflies lay their eggs on plants. Some are very particular which plant they lay their eggs on. Monarchs only lay their eggs on milkweed plants. They are more likely to lay the eggs on a leaf since there are other insects that may be visiting the flowers.
How does a butterfly makes it young ones?
Butterflies lay eggs that turn into caterpillars that turn into butterflies.
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.
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.
Why do i have so many caterpillars?
these caterpillars lay eggs and soon they will become butterflies
About how many eggs could a caterpiller lay?
A caterpillar cannot lay eggs. Caterpillars are immature forms that specialize in eating. When they turn into adult moths and butterflies, they will mate and lay eggs.
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
How does butterflies give birth eggs or live birth?
Butterflies, like nearly all insects, lay eggs.
How do monarch butterflies have babies?
butterfly fish reproduce by laying eggs in the sea
How many eggs do caterpillar's lay?
No, only the adult (moth or butterfly) is sexually mature and can lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------A caterpillar does not lay eggs. A caterpillar is the juvenile of an insect like a butterfly or moth that when mature will lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------
When do monarch butterflies lay eggs?
during spring to summer
