One of the most beautiful insects

 

As we know, there are soo much insects is present in our environment but here we talking about the beautiful insect. Ya... absolutely we are talking about butterflies but ... did you ever noticed which butterflies are the rarest and  common from other species. Yes...I am talking about monarch butterfly, the most common species . So let's know about them in short.

Common name - Monarch butterfly

Scientific name - Danaus plexippus

Diet- Herbivores

Weight- 0.0095 to 0.026 ounces

Size- 3.7 to 4.1inch 

Lifespan- 6 to 8 months

Habitat- Not fixed, but they only search for cool places.

The monarch butterfly is one of the most recognisable and one of the well studied butterflies on the planet. They are famous for their seasonal migration , millions of monarch migrate from US and Canada, South to California and Mexico ,for the winters.

Its Orange wings are lacked with black lines and bordered with white dots. Monarch travel between 50-100 miles a day. Female monarch butterfly lays between 300 to 500 eggs over a 2-5 week period.They lives in cool area .

Now, they are at risk from human interference in the forest , cutting trees, farming in their area and pollution.In the United States, there is a massive effort to provide habitat for monarch butterflies. But, current population status is not evaluated. There are some more pictures of Monarch butterfly.