The monarch butterfly must lay their eggs on milkweed plants (Asclepias ), and the swan plant is listed on wikipedia as a type of milkweed. Most plants in the milkweed family produce flowers which the monarch can feed on. The caterpillars of the monarch butterfly can only eat leaves from plants in the milkweed family and will die without this food source. The milkweed plant is known for it's white milky sap, which contains alkaloids, latex, and several other complex compounds including cardenolides. Some species are known to be toxic. The caterpillars are immune to the milkweed sap and actually make themselves poisonous by eating it. The butterfly retains the milkweed poison as a defense against predators. Both the monarch caterpillars and the Monarch Butterflies use bright color patterns as a warning that they are dangerous to eat.
Monarch
In America, Monarch Butterflies usually live in the southern parts like Alabama or Mississippi.
In America, Monarch Butterflies usually live in the southern parts like Alabama or Mississippi.
Monarch butterflies adapt to the tropical rain forest through natural instinct. The butterflies have a predetermined genetic makeup that allows them to adapt.
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Swan plants because of the juice and vitamins it has in the leaves. So when it lays eggs the caterpilliar has all these nutrients to survive
Butterflies like to live where there are lots and lots of plants & flowers so most Butterflies would probably live in a meadow.
Some herbivores that live in the Grassland are, Monarch butterflies, Moose, and Deer
In America, Monarch Butterflies usually live in the southern parts like Alabama or Mississippi.
Monarch butterflies live in sub-tropical and tropical areas. They live in open places like meadows, fields, marshes and cleared roadsides.
Monarch butterflies do live in Illinois. While they migrate and winter in Mexico, they also live in prairie states. This is due to the milkweed plant which Monarchs use to lay their eggs and feed on.
The food chain of the monarch butterfly is other flowers. Monarch Butterflies live off of nectar and water. They fly from flower to flower collecting nectar.