The Monarch Butterfly an
Endangered Species
By: Owusu Ansah Nana Ama Asantewa.
Course Code- SCN1W_W24.
Teachers Name- Mrs. Siddhi Sawant
Monarch butterflies posses two pairs of brilliant orange-
red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the
Description edge. The Male monarch butterflies posses distinguished
black dots along the veins of their wings, they are slightly
bigger than the females. Their wings span to about 7-10
Characteristics inches. They pollinate flowers and lay their eggs
separately
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Habitat
The Monarch butterfly may be
found throughout North
America, they are found in
meadows, grasslands and along
roadsides, they reside in
climates with temperature of
between 50-70 when they
migrate. Milkweed for the
Monarch butterfly is essential
for their lives, but it’s being
decimated with herbicides used
in agriculture, roadside ditch
maintenance, residential lawns
and public parks. Pesticide use
is at an all time high, and with
the population of milkweed
decreasing, it’s no wonder that
the monarch butterflies are
now endangered.
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Food
Adult Monarch butterflies feed on nectar from
flowers, they contain sugars and other nutrients.
Unlike lavrae that only eat milkweeds, adults feed
on a wide variety of nectar bearing flowers , they
visit many different kinds of flowers in search of
food . Monarch butterflies come down at night
and gather in clusters. A cluster of butterflies is
called a roost or a bivouac. Monarchs migrate
alone, they do not travel in flocks the way birds
do.
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• The female Monarch butterfly lays 100-300 eggs
during her life. The eggs hatch about four days after
they are laid. When larvae first hatch they are less
than one centimetre and grow to be about five
centimetres. The stages between larvae moults are
called instars. Monarch butterfly eggs are somewhat
difficult to find in the world since it takes 3-5 days for
eggs to hatch, timing is crucial. The best sign is to
Reproduction
watch for adult Monarchs stopping at milkweed
plants. A female will usually lay only one egg per
milkweed plant to ensure enough food for each larva.
Children
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Activities
• In summer the Monarch butterfly is common along the
east coast of Australia from Queensland to South
Australia, and in South-West Western Australia. During
the day the butterflies fly around the trees but as
temperature drops they settle for the night in their
clusters. Monarchs are active during the day, or diurnal,
and they rest at night or when it cools in trees, shrubs or
other sheltered areas. Monarch butterflies pollinate
flowers as regular activities, carrying pollen when they
migrate.
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Endangered Species
While the number of Monarchs is hectares the
estimated number of Monochromes are 21
million. In December 2022 Monarchs occupied
2.21 hectares compared to 2.84 hectares at the
same time in 2021 representing a 22 percent
decrease. Overall the migrating populations are
less than half the size they need to be to avoid
extinction. Monarchs are threatened by
pesticides, including toxic herbicides, which are
killing off the milkweed plants they need to
survive. Monarchs can be saved by planting more
milkweed in gardens or along their migratory
routes.
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• I learnt Monarchs travel 3000 miles in the US, they
have slow clapping wings, they grow very fast, they
arrived in Australia in 1871. I enjoyed making this
presentation because I found out a lot of things about
the Monarch butterfly.
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References
https://www.fairplanet.org/st
ory/endangered-species-
monarch-butterfly/
https://www.nwf.org/Educatio
nal-Resources/Wildlife-
Guide/Invertebrates/Monarch
-Butterfly
https://www.britannica.com/
animal/monarch-butterfly
https://kids.nationalgeographic
.com/animals/invertebrates/fa
cts/monarch-butterfly
https://www.iucn.org/press-
release/202207/migratory-
monarch-butterfly-now-
endangered-iucn-red-list
https://nhpbs.org/nature
works/monarch.htm
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