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Monarch Butterfly
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Female
monarchs deposit as many as 400 eggs, individually,
on the underside of plant leaves. Depending on weather, the eggs hatch
in just one to four days. See a monarch emerge
from the chrysalis
Monarchs are share a goldenrod plant with bees and other insects. An adult monarch lives for only about 30 days, so the life cycle is repeated several times during a summer.
What
seems to determine whether a monarch remains only a summer breeder or
becomes a migrator are the juvenile hormones that kick in as the days
start to shorten and the temperature drops.
Florida Wildlife Viewing Homepage
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