Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed leaves. Three to five days later, the eggs hatch into caterpillars, which grow and molt several times before generating a chrysalis in which they ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with ...

A monarch butterfly lays her eggs on a milkweed plant, which will provide food for the caterpillars. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

Monarch butterflies depend on human intervention to thrive in the wild, as highlighted by the traveling exhibit "Monarchs and ...

There are so many amazing and marvelous aspects in nature. Take the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) for example. This may be the most familiar and recognized butterfly in North America, yet I ...

The kids would watch them transform from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly over ... and it is the only plant on which monarch butterflies will lay their eggs. Shifting priorities in land ...

Among the thousand and thousands of monarch butterflies heading south to Mexico this fall are a couple hundred born, raised, and released at Bluff Creek Elementary School in Chanhassen. And when ...

DESCRIPTION: The monarch is a large orange butterfly that flies with its wings held in a “v” shape. The wings have prominent dark veins and two rows of white spots at the edges, and the body is dark.