seeing millions of orange and black monarch butterflies flying is a beautiful sight. After they go through the same life cycle as all butterflies, they fly thousands of kilometres!They fly about 80 kilometres a day. Imagine that!
In spring and summer, the butterflies live in North America drinking nectar from milkweed flowers and laying their eggs.The caterpillars eat milkweed plants.
Some butterflies store far to give them energy for their long trip.And before the winter start their long journey south to Mexico.