Comparing the Ruby-throated Hummingbird with the Monarch Butterfly Read through the characteristics of each of these 2 species. Create a Venn Diagram showing how the species are similar and different Use this Venn Diagram to help answer today's Handout questions. Monarch Butterfly Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photo: Bud Hensley Photo: Bud Hensley Insect Bird Cold-blooded Warm-blooded Eats nectar Eats nectar, insects, and sometimes sap Lays eggs on milkweed plants Lays eggs in nests Can fly 4 mph (without help from the wind) Can fly 27 mph (without help from the wind) Spends winter in Mexico Spends winter in Mexico and Central America Migration enters the U.S. in March and first appears in Texas. Migration enters the U.S. in March and first appears in the Gulf Coast states. Migrates across eastern US and Canada Migrates across eastern US and Canada Cannot complete spring migration in one generation. Offspring continue the migration north in place of their parents. Can complete the entire spring migration in one generation.