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Watch the video. Write a description of the migration cycle of the butterflies. Use steps #1, #2, #3, etc.

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Monarch Butterfly Migration Google Earth Tour

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A story about the migration of the eastern population of monarch butterflies in North America, and the people that help them out along the way. This Google Earth Tour was produced by Atlantic Public Media ( http:// www.atlantic.org) in cooperation with the Encyclopedia of Life (http:// www.eol.org) Learning + Education group located at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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What are some of the different habitats where Monarchs live?

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What are some of the different habitats where Monarchs live?

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Read the link below and then follow the QR link to post on today's meet!

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Butterfly Conservation - Habitat management

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Butterfly Conservation is a British charity devoted to saving butterflies, moths and their habitats throughout the UK.

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What types of plants can you have in your garden to host caterpillars?

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Butterfly Host Plants are important when you create your butterfly garden to provide a site for the butterfly to lay eggs and also food source for the emerging caterpillar. Be prepared for heavy munching on your host plants!

Because tiny caterpillars cannot travel far to find their own food, the female butterfly locates and lays her eggs on only the type of plant that the caterpillar can use as food. Most species of caterpillars are particular about the type of plants they can eat. If the egg was not placed on the correct plant, the caterpillar hatching from that egg will not survive. Many gardeners do not like to see plants in their gardens that have been chewed on by bugs. To avoid this, you may want to locate your butterfly host plants in areas that are not highly visible, but still a short distance from the butterfly nectar plants. If you do not provide host plants, you will have fewer butterflies.

Specific Host Plants are Important for Each Kind of Caterpillar"

Many native trees and other plants found in and around our yards are host plants for caterpillars. There are a variety of plants that can be included in a butterfly garden that are excellent host plants. The Native Plants Database is a great resource for folks interested in selecting native plants for their yard.

Butterfly Type

Caterpillar Food / Host Plant

Alfalfa butterfly

Alfalfa, clovers, deerweed

Black swallowtail

Dill, parsley, fennel, carrot

Buckeye

Cabbage White

Common hairstreak

Common Snout Butterfly

Hackberry

Dogface Butterfly

Edwards fritillary

Nuttall's violet

Cabbage White

Broccoli, cabbage (mustard family)

Monarch

Milkweed

Mourning cloak

Willow, aspen, cottonwood, elm

Painted Lady

Thistle, hollyhock, sunflower

Pale Swallowtail

Red-Spotted Purple

Spicebush Swallowtail

spice bush, sassafrass

Viceroy Butterfly

willow, poplar, apple

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Butterfly Type

Caterpillar Food / Host Plant

Alfalfa butterfly

Alfalfa, clovers, deerweed

Black swallowtail

Dill, parsley, fennel, carrot

Buckeye

Cabbage White

Common hairstreak

Common Snout Butterfly

Hackberry

Dogface Butterfly

Edwards fritillary

Nuttall's violet

Cabbage White

Broccoli, cabbage (mustard family)

Monarch

Milkweed

Mourning cloak

Willow, aspen, cottonwood, elm

Painted Lady

Thistle, hollyhock, sunflower

Pale Swallowtail

Red-Spotted Purple

Spicebush Swallowtail

spice bush, sassafrass

Viceroy Butterfly

willow, poplar, apple

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Create a Butterfly Garden with these Butterfly Host Plants!

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Butterfly Host Plants are important when you create your butterfly garden to provide a site for the butterfly to lay eggs and also food source for the emerging caterpillar. Be prepared for heavy munching on your host plants!

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Check out the different houses and farms that are in states across the U.S. to help monarch butterflies.

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