All About the Monarch Butterfly: A Free Lesson Plan

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. Some monarch butterflies migrate each year while others do not. As caterpillars, they live exclusively on milkweed.

These butterflies migrate in the fall, traveling thousands of miles from their birth place. During the day, they fly alone, but at night, they gather with other monarch butterflies in a group, called a roost.

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