Monarch butterfly is an insect that has four legs and two wings. One of the best ways to tell a butterfly from a moth is to look at it's feelers. The butterfly is divided into three parts, they are the thorax abdomen and the head. The colour of a monarch butterfly is orange and black. They can fly far distances. The monarch butterfly can live for six months. When it is winter the monarch flies aways to another country were is warmer. From here to Australia it would take three to four days to get there altogether. Half way there they will have a rest on the water and get some food for the rest of the day. when a monarch butterfly is born it waits for two to three minutes for the wings to warm up. They do that so there wings can dry up so they can fly. monarch butterflies are cold blooded so they need to do that. If you see that the wings of a monarch butterfly is torn and broken that means that it is old and wont be able to fly far distances. monarch butterflies feed on poisonous milkweed. The poison stays with the butterfly through out it's life, making it harmful on small insects. Another name for the milkweed is a swan plant. That is a plant that has milk inside of the steam. Adult monarchs eat on nectar that is in the middle of flowers. The monarch butterfly is one of the best known butterfly in America.
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