The Monarch Student Name

Known as the ‘Milkweed Butterfly’ Need milkweed plant to stay alive Females lay their eggs in this plant Gardeners can plant native species to help sustain monarch population Habitat loss in the United States and Mexico has decreased the monarch population. Gardeners should plant native, not tropical, milkweed, to help these butterflies stay alive. Tropical milkweed hosts a parasite that weakens the monarchs and often prevents them from migrating to Mexico.

Long Annual Migration Journey Fly from Canada to Mexico Up to 1 billion migrate each year Travel more than 2,500 miles Arrive in Mexico in late October The warm Mexican winters help the monarchs stay alive.

Annual Migration