BBC Wildlife Magazine

HOW DO BUTTERFLIE­S NAVIGATE WHEN ON MIGRATION?

- Richard Fox

In migratory species, butterflie­s emerging at different times of year have an innate motivation to fly in the appropriat­e direction for that particular season. They use the sun to navigate and, in the case of the monarch ( below), can even adjust for its daily movement across the sky. Monarchs also possess a magnetic compass that they can use to navigate in cloudy conditions.

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