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Yes, I'm sure it could, but butterflies are beautiful and I hope we never have to find out. In the world's history, literally millions of species have probably become extinct. This does include many insects, and they have all played a role in the food chain somewhere. Still, Einstein once made a statement that if the world lost all of its bees, humanity most likely wouldn't survive for more than a few years. Again, I hope that's something we never have to find out!
What else can I help you with?
Where can you find monarch butterflies in NYC?
The zoo would be the only place. Monarch butterflies like warm weather and native to Mexico and South America. They migrate in the spring to California Monterey groves. I can't imagine that they would survive through the winters in NYC without protection.
How is milkweed important to butterflies?
Milkweed is important to butterflies because it is the host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, and the caterpillars feed on the leaves of milkweed as they grow and develop. Without milkweed, monarch butterflies would not be able to complete their life cycle.
Are monarch butterflies legal to catch?
It matters what kind of butterfly you want to catch. If I had to answer it would be this : is the butterfly you're talking about a protected species?
What would be the best way to attract monarch butterflies to your yard?
food
What colors is a baby monarch?
Monarch butterflies start their lives out as caterpillars. A 'baby monarch' would be a monarch caterpillar. Monarch caterpillars striped black and yellow along their back.
Want to know more about monarch butterflys?
I would want to know what the Monarch Butterflies ate during the migration.
What do you call a country without a monarch?
A country that is without a monarch can be called a democracy. If a country has a monarch it would be referred to as a monarchy.
Where would you find a monarch butterfly?
Monarch butterflies live in sub-tropical and tropical areas. They live in open places like meadows, fields, marshes and cleared roadsides.
Do caterpillars exist?
Without caterpillars we would have no butterflies.
What behavior does the viceroy use to deter birds that would otherwise eat it?
Viceroy butterflies are not poisonous, but they look just like poisonous monarch butterflies. Which behavior does the viceroy use to deter birds that would otherwise eat it
What is Iocomotory organ of butterflies?
The locomotive organ of butterflies are their wings. Without their wings they would have to crawl on the ground.
Can a butterfly poison a human?
According to an Internet search, there is no butterfly that is so poisonous that it would kill a human. There are butterflies that are extremely distasteful to birds and other such predators due to the larva's consumption of poisonous plants. The Monarch butterfly is a well-known example of that. The larva eat milkweed.
