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Monarch Butterfly Facts~

• The monarch butterfly only flies during the day.

• When it rains, the butterfly stays dry, hidden under leaves.

• The butterfly migrates to warmer climates.

• It flies to where its ancestors have gone and sometimes to the same tree!

• The monarch butterfly will rest at night in trees along the way.

• At times, there can be over 1,000 butterflies traveling together.

• The monarch butterfly can fly as high as 2,000 feet. 

• Its wing span can spread to 3 1/2 inches.

• Mexico has many nature reserves where monarch butterflies spend the winter. 

• California also has many monarch butterflies!

                                             resource: Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons

Updated August 17, 2010

              :) Mrs. Gould and the children of Room 10