Who/What Monarch Butterfly questions
What plant does the monarch lay its eggs on?
a milkweed leaf
Where do monarchs migrate to when it gets cold?
Mexico
What is the first stage in the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly?
an egg
What is the second stage in the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly?
a caterpillar
What color is the chrysalis right before the butterfly hatches?
Black
When can a new butterfly fly?
once it wings are open and dry
What are the colors of the monarch caterpillar when it first comes out of the egg?
gray and black
How many legs do monarch butterflies have?
6 legs
What is the third stage in the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly?
a chrysalis
What word means to change or transform? i.e. caterpillars change into butterflies
Metamorphosis
Who lays the eggs on the leaf of a milkweed leaf?
a female monarch butterfly
The monarch caterpillar turns into another color. Can you say what color it is?
yellow, white, and black
Where do Monarchs migrate to in the spring?
northern United States and Canada
What is the fourth or final stage in the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly?
a monarch butterfly
What is the series of events in a plant or animals life from birth to death called?
Life Cycle
What does the caterpillar eat?
milkweed
What are the colors of a monarch butterflies wings?
orange and black
What do Monarch butterflies eat?
Nectar from flowers
Monarch butterflies take a long trip. What is this called?
migration
What are some qualities that make a butterfly an insect?
No backbone
Exoskeleton
3 body segments - head, thorax, abdomen
antennae
6 legs (or 3 pairs of legs)
What is the FIRST thing the caterpillar eats when it comes out the egg?
It's eggshell
How are a male and female monarch butterfly different?
A male monarch butterfly have 2 dots on their wings and thicker veins
A female monarch butterfly lays eggs on a milkweed leaf and has thicker veins
During its life a butterfly goes through a series of changes or cycles called what?
Metamorphosis
Why do the monarch butterflies stay in Mexico during the winter?
because it is warmer
What is a Lepidopterist?
A butterfly expert