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What butterfly is also called the milkweed butterfly?
The monarch butterfly? They eat milkweed.
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 plant does the Monarch butterfly get its protection from?
Milkweed.
Where does the milkweed butterfly migrate?
The monarch butterfly migrates to Mexico for the winter.
What is the monarch butterfly's main role of life?
The role of a monarch butterfly is to keep the milkweed population controlled
How does the monarch butterfly benefit from its adaptation?
The monarch butterfly produces a chemical that gives its body a very bitter taste; which birds hate. They get that taste from the Milkweed plant which they feed on. These are the adaptations of the Monarch butterfly and it benefits by feeding on the milkweed plant and stays safe.
What is an animal that has the same adaptations as a monarch butterfly?
The adaptation of the monarch butterfly is a early diet of milkweed. This diet of milkweed ensures the caterpillars and the adults taste terrible. A predator has only to taste the bitter monarch once to learn to avoid them in the future.
Is the relationship between monarch butterfiles and milkweed mutualistic or commensalistic?
The relationship between monarch caterpillars and milkweed is mutualistic. The monarch caterpillar eats the milkweed.
What is the scientific name for the Monarch butterfly?
Danaus plexippus.
What is the main source of food for the larvae stage of a Monarch Butterfly?
milkweed
What eats a milkweed plant?
Monarch butterfly caterpillars primarily feed on milkweed plants. Additionally, some insects like milkweed bugs and beetles also consume various parts of the milkweed plant.
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.
