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What are the enemies of the monarch butterfly?
The biggest threat to the monarch butterfly are wasps, bees, frogs, and especially people. Insects like to eat the eggs of Monarch Butterflies.
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.
Does this combination of adaptations make every monarch butterfly safe from birds?
No. Since new birds are hatched every year, the young ones won't know that monarchs taste so bad. Also, the viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch. Birds eat it and it tastes good. So if that bird sees a monarch it thinks is a viceroy butterfly, it'll eat it.
Do you capitalize Monarch Butterfly or Monarch butterfly?
Monarch butterfly. The term "monarch" is not a proper noun, so it should not be capitalized.
Do monarch butterfly larva eat parsley?
We have parsley in our garden that is covered in Monarch eggs and there are 7 caterpillers eating the parsley leaves, not the stems. We were so surprised, they are about a week old now and 1inch long. We live in Northern Alambaba ****************** Unless your caterpillars are eating milkweed, you have found something other than a Monarch caterpillar. Female Monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on the milkweed plant and the caterpillars eat nothing but the leaves of the milkweed plant. This is one of the reasons why Monarchs are becoming more and more endangered. The milkweed is classed as a noxious plant in many jurisdictions and sprayed. I remember as a child finding "monarch" caterpillars on the carrot leaves in the garden and being disappointed when they turned into something other than a Monarch. The butterfly we discovered was just as beautiful - the Black Swallowtail. The caterpillars you find on parsley leaves are likely those of the Black Swallowtail which feed on the leaves of the carrot family, including celery, dill and parsley. The caterpillars bear a certain resemblance to the caterpillar of the Monarch. Search "Black Swallowtail" in Wikipedia to see a picture of one, or try this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail Compare that caterpillar with this image of a Monarch caterpillar at this Wikipedia site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Vertical_Caterpillar_2000px.jpg
Want to know more about monarch butterflys?
I would want to know what the Monarch Butterflies ate during the migration.
Is a monarch butterfly a herbivore or carnivore?
Herbivore. Carnivorous butterflys: EEEEKK! They drink nectar.
What family is the monarch butterfly in?
the monarch butterfly is in the lepidoptera family witch means scaled wings promise ive been studing butterflys
Do adult monarch butterflies ever devour their young?
No. Monarch butterflies only drink nectar. They cannot eat other insects.
What do baby butterflys eat?
They eat just what regular butterflies do.
Do tegu lizard eat butterfly?
Yes, lizards eat butterflys
Do Extraterrestials eat butterflys?
Can't see why they wouldn't.
What does a morph eat?
morph butterflys eat flowers, leaves sap and juices
Can monarch butterflies eat grass?
No. Adult butterflies of any species do not eat grass. They must drink nectar and sap from flowers and plants.
Can humans eat butterflys?
yes if there a freak or you your just weird
What does a morph butterflies eat?
morph butterflys eat flowers, leaves sap and juices
How does eating different foods than the adult butterfly help the Monarch caterpillar survive?
So it will be poisonous to bird that want to eat it
