A monarch begins as an egg so small it can be hard to see, yet it grows into a butterfly capable of crossing countries.
Super Generation
Adult Monarch butterflies live 2–6 weeks, but the migrating generation can live up to 9 months.
Built for Travel
Monarchs can travel up to 3,000 miles from Canada and Northern States to Mexico for the winter.
Milkweed Matters
Milkweed is the only plant Monarch caterpillars eat. It's poison transfers to the monarch protecting them from being eaten.
Migration
It takes several generations of monarchs to return North, unlike the super monarchs who flew all the way south, rested for the winter and then started north again.
Living Map
Monarchs have never made the trip before but somehow know the route to their wintering grounds.
