Monarch butterflies have been facing a rapid decline. In order to find ways to help, it's essential to first understand the life cycle of monarchs. When adult monarch butterflies migrate from their overwintering grounds in spring, the females begin a search for a suitable place to lay their eggs.
Female monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, one of the critical roles it plays in monarch survival. Female monarchs will actually taste the leaf to make sure it's suitable milkweed, before laying her eggs.
This website takes a visual journey through the monarch life cycle. Videos of different stages are inlcuded. The stages are:
Stage 1: Egg
Stage 2: Caterpillar
Stage 3: Hanging "J" and Chrysalis
Stage 4: Butterfly
The page concludes with ways that you can help the monarch butterfly.
For more information visit http://blog.nwf.org/2014/09/a-visual-journey-through-the-monarch-life-cycle
A Visual Journey Through the Monarch Life Cycle
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)
Monarch butterflies have been facing a rapid decline. In order to find ways to help, it's essential to first understand the life cycle of monarchs. When adult monarch butterflies migrate from their overwintering grounds in spring, the females begin a search for a suitable place to lay their eggs.
Female monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, one of the critical roles it plays in monarch survival. Female monarchs will actually taste the leaf to make sure it's suitable milkweed, before laying her eggs.
This website takes a visual journey through the monarch life cycle. Videos of different stages are inlcuded. The stages are:
Stage 1: Egg
Stage 2: Caterpillar
Stage 3: Hanging "J" and Chrysalis
Stage 4: Butterfly
The page concludes with ways that you can help the monarch butterfly.
For more information visit http://blog.nwf.org/2014/09/a-visual-journey-through-the-monarch-life-cycle