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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.
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What butterflies live 6 months?
Monarch
What country do monarch butterfly live in?
In America, Monarch Butterflies usually live in the southern parts like Alabama or Mississippi.
What do monarch butterfly's live in?
In America, Monarch Butterflies usually live in the southern parts like Alabama or Mississippi.
Did monarch butterflies live with the dinosaurs?
No, monarch butterflies did not live with the dinosaurs. Monarch butterflies belong to a relatively recent group of insects that evolved long after the age of dinosaurs, which ended around 65 million years ago. The ancestors of modern butterflies likely appeared much later, with the first true butterflies evolving about 40 to 50 million years ago, well after the dinosaurs had disappeared.
What part of the world does monarch butterfly live?
Monarch butterflies adapt to the tropical rain forest through natural instinct. The butterflies have a predetermined genetic makeup that allows them to adapt.
What is the food chain for monarch butterflies?
it is this, look up www. monarchfoodchsin.com
What sort of habitat surrounds the monarch butterfly and why does it live there?
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
Where do butterflies not live in the world?
Butterflies like to live where there are lots and lots of plants & flowers so most Butterflies would probably live in a meadow.
Common herbivores that live in the grasslands?
Some herbivores that live in the Grassland are, Monarch butterflies, Moose, and Deer
What do monarchs live in?
In America, Monarch Butterflies usually live in the southern parts like Alabama or Mississippi.
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.
Does a monarch butterfly live in Illions?
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.
