The Breeding Season
Right now, female monarchs are searching for milkweed to lay their eggs. One female can lay 400-600 eggs in her lifetime. Male monarchs are patrolling milkweed in search of females for mating. Monarchs only live for 2-6 weeks during the breeding season. All energy is focused on reproduction.
![Monarch Butterfly laying egg on milkweed](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/journeynorth.org/images/graphics/monarch/oviposit_VT0707a.jpg)
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