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Monarch butterfly lays its eggs where?
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. The milkweed plant is the only food source for monarch caterpillars, so this is where the female butterflies choose to lay their eggs.
How do monarch butterflies have babies?
butterfly fish reproduce by laying eggs in the sea
Why is milkweed plants important to monarch butterflies?
They don't hurt the milkweed plant, really. They do drink the nectar in the flower and/or lay eggs underneath the leaves of the plant.
What is the host plant for Monarch butterflies?
monarchs lay their eggs on many plants such as milkweed and swan plants
Does the milkweed plant and the monarch caterpillar depend on each other?
Monarch butterflies will only lay their eggs on milkweed because it is their hostplant. A hostplant is the plant that the caterpillar will eat when it hatches from its egg. So, the monarch caterpillar will only eat milkweed, and the monarch butterfly will only lay its eggs on milkweed. The monarch depends in the milkweed, the milkweed does not depend on the monarch butterflies.
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.
How is the milkweed important to butterflies?
I am growing Milkweed , and Monarch butterflies will only lay her eggs on them because monarch caterpillas can only eat this type of plant. :) I hope I helped everyone with this question :) Anymore question inbox me on facebook : Gustav V-Sloan
Why do monarch butterflies lay their eggs on a milkweed leaf?
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed leaves because this plant is the primary food source for their larvae once they hatch. Milkweed contains toxic compounds called cardenolides, which the caterpillars ingest, making them unpalatable to predators. By laying their eggs on milkweed, monarchs ensure that their caterpillars have immediate access to a suitable and protective food source as they grow. Additionally, the toxicity of milkweed helps deter potential threats, increasing the chances of survival for the young caterpillars.
What flowers do monarch butterflies not like?
What plants Monarch butterflies do not like is not all that important, though no specific plants that they do not like are known. The most important thing is that they not only like, but need specific kinds of milkweed for their survival. They lay their eggs on milkweed and the caterpillars feed on the plant.
Why do butterflies only lay eggs on milkweed leaves?
cause that's what they do
When do monarch butterflies die?
monarch butterfly die when they lay there eggs
Do monarch butterflies always lay their eggs on milkweed plants?
A monarch caterpillar will look for milk weed, once it finds one it will eat from it. That's how they get their poison. When they come out of their chrysalis they will fly around and every once in a while land on a milk eed and possibly spend a few minutes to a few hours on it. Monarch butterflies will eat milk weed too.
