It’s All in the Family

They migrate around 3,500 kilometres Monarch Butterflies have a mighty migration. way to their wintering grounds in Mexico. in the fall, travelling from Canada all the is The coolest thing about this migration Pretty impressive for such a tiny creature! grounds have never even been there that the Monarchs heading to their wintering destination. of Monarchs to ultimately reach their before. It takes three to four generations

U.S. begin their trek north, heading to the In March and April, the Monarchs milkweeds. Next up is their transformation Gulf coast, where they lay their eggs on to emerge from their chrysalis as beautiful from egg to caterpillar and eventually metamorphosis. Once they emerge, these Monarch Butterflies. This process is called to Canada and more breeding grounds. young Monarchs continue migrating north