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Monarch Butterflies especially like the following plants and flowers:
- Spider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis) - Butterflies lay their eggs on Milkweed and caterpillars eat only milkweed. Monarch butterflies need Milkweed to survive, but people treat it as a weed.
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- Siberian Wallflower (Erysimum x marshallii)
- May Night Salvia (Salvia x superba 'Mainacht')
- Native flowering plants
Some tips:
- Plant flowers that bloom at different times throughout the spring and summer so there will be continuous blooms.
- Do not use insecticides
- Provide places, like flat stones, for the butterflies to rest in the sun.
- Provide a space for "puddling" and provide drinking water.
For more information visit:
http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife/Gardening-Tips/How-to-Attract-Butterflies-to-Your-Garden.aspx
http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Gardening/Archives/2010/Cater-to-Caterpillars-to-Help-Butterflies.aspx
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Does a monarch eat animals and insects?
Monarchs are butterflies that primarily feed on nectar from flowers. They do not eat animals or insects.
What do Monarch Butterflies eat?
Monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars) feed exclusively on milkweed. The adult Monarch butterfly drinks the juices of soft fruits (usually fallen fruits), and nectar from flowers. It drinks the nectar of milkweed flowers, which makes it poisonous to predators.
What flowers do monarch butterflies not like?
What plants Monarch butterflies do not like is not all that important, though no specific plants that they do not like are known. The most important thing is that they not only like, but need specific kinds of milkweed for their survival. They lay their eggs on milkweed and the caterpillars feed on the plant.
What is the food chain for monarch butterflies?
it is this, look up www. monarchfoodchsin.com
Are monarch butterflies vertebrates?
Butterflies, like all insects are invertebrates.
Can monarch butterflies eat grass?
No. Adult butterflies of any species do not eat grass. They must drink nectar and sap from flowers and plants.
Are monarch butterflies warm or cold blooded?
Monarch butterflies are cold blooded just like all insects. Monarch butterflies rest in the sun and shiver their wings to warm up when they are cold.
Are monarch butterflies warm blood or cold blooded?
Monarch Butterflies are cold blooded just like all insects. Monarch butterflies rest in the sun and shiver their wings to warm up when they are cold.
What insects migrate long distances?
Monarch Butterflies. They fly south for the winter like birds do.
What flowers do butterflies like to suck?
Butterflies like milkweed. (monarchs do, at least)
Can monarch butterflies pollinate flowers?
Yes, monarch butterflies can indirectly help pollinate flowers as they visit them for nectar. While they are not as efficient as bees or other insects, their movements between flowers can help transfer pollen and facilitate pollination.
How does eating milkweed help the monarch butterflies?
Who is eating the milk weed you or the butterflies If you eat it that won't help the butterflies Do butterflies eat, I thought they occasionally sucked nectar from flowers but they don't eat any thing
