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The monarch butterfly's habitat is in North America. Monarchs migrate
2,000 miles. During the winter they rest so they can store energy for spring.
They migrate from the United States and southern Canada. They spend the
winters in Mexico and southern United States. In autumn, they fly to the
southwestern US. On the way back they lay eggs. Monarchs migrate the longest
distance. Their nickname is the "long distance champion". They fly slowly and
zig zag. They are not usually able to make a round trip when they migrate.
Most monarchs die on the way back. THey will die of old age. Monarchs will
die from the cold weather if they don't migrate. That's why migrating is so
important. They also migrate because their food, the milkweed plant, freezes
and they need to find a source in a warmer climate.
Monarchs follow a life cycle. The cycle is from egg to larva to adult.
After the larva it goes in a chrysilis. That is a shell that covers the body
for about a month. They emerge a beautiful black and orange butterfly.
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