How Long to Mexico?
How long does it take a monarch to migrate to Mexico? Here's one butterfly's story:
In fall 2014 a monarch was tagged in Indiana on September 20. It was recovered on November 1st in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas where it was nectaring on sunflowers. The butterfly had traveled 1,386 miles in 40 days. It had only 300 more miles to travel to reach the overwintering sites in central Mexico.
Based on the migration rate so far, how many days do you think the total trip to the overwintering grounds would take?
