Monarch Butterfly

My Home: I am found on all continents except the polar region. I migrate great distances in the winter, from Canada all the way to Mexico.

What I eat: As a caterpillar, I will only eat the leaves and stems
of the milkweed plant. As an adult, I drink the nectar from
flowers or the juices from fruit.

What I look like: I am approximately two inches long
and 1 ½ inches wide. I have a black body, white
wings with black tips and black spots on my wings.

How I am born: I will go through four stages of
development: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis (cocoon),
and adult (butterfly). The female Monarch
can lay up to 400 eggs on the leaves
or stems of the milkweed plant. I am
hatched from an egg and become a
caterpillar. After a few weeks of
eating and getting bigger, I make
my chrysalis). It takes me a few
more weeks before I emerge as a butterfly.