The Monarch butterfly is known for its long-distance seasonal migrations between North America and Mexico. Each fall, Monarch butterflies migrate south from areas of North America to central Mexico for the winter. They return north the following spring, with the migration spanning multiple generations of butterflies. Monarch butterflies are able to migrate over 4,000 kilometers between their summer and winter grounds each year.
2. The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is aThe Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a
milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), inmilkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in
the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the bestthe family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best
known of all North American butterflies. Sinceknown of all North American butterflies. Since
the 19th century, it has been found in Newthe 19th century, it has been found in New
Zealand, and in Australia since 1871 where itZealand, and in Australia since 1871 where it
is called the Wandereris called the Wanderer
The Monarch is famous for its southwardThe Monarch is famous for its southward
migration and northward return in summer inmigration and northward return in summer in
the Americas which spans the life of three tothe Americas which spans the life of three to
four generations of the butterfly.four generations of the butterfly.
8. Monarch butterfliesMonarch butterflies
migratemigrate in Northin North
AmericaAmerica.They.They
migrate from northmigrate from north
to south parts ofto south parts of
North America.North America.
They migrate inThey migrate in
autumnautumn from Northfrom North
AmericaAmerica toto centralcentral
Mexico,Mexico,but theybut they
return in spring.return in spring.
9. The monarchThe monarch
butterfliesbutterflies
migrate for verymigrate for very
longlong
distancesdistances.They.They
can migrate forcan migrate for
more than fourmore than four
thousandthousand
kilometers.kilometers.
