The Monarch Butterfly By: Rebecca
TABLE OF CONTENTS MEET THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY…. 3 HOME SWEET HOME ….. 4 DINNER TIME……………..5 ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS…6 LABELS…………………….7 READ MOE/FUN FACTS…8 GLOSSARY………………...9
Meet the Monarch. The monarch is orange and black. It has wings. The wingspan Is from 8 to 10 cm. They are insects and have 6 legs. The eggs are creamy white and later yellow. The chrysalis is blue green with a band of black and gold.
Home Sweet Home The monarch lives in forest, gardens, fields, meadows, prairies, and suburban areas. They range from southern Canada to northern South America.
Dinner Time The monarch eats milkweed plants when caterpillars. They drink nectar when adults.
Adaptations They are poisonous or taste badly to birds and mammal. Some migrate south and lay eggs there for the next generation.
Read More/ Fun Facts Monarch butterflies are one of the few insects capable of making a trans-Atlantic crossing.
Labels
Glossary Chrysalis: the stage in the butterfly’s life cycle that it turns from catapillar to butterfly Migrate: to make a long journey to a warmer place usually for winter Nectar: juice from a flower that butterflies eat
Resources www.nature.ca www.wikipedia.org www.monarch-butterfly.info.com www.wildwisconsineweb.com www.nationalgeographic.com www.learner.org www.ohio-nature.com www.sciencelearn.org www.fs.fed.us.org
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