Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Monarchs are often considered the kings of butterflies. The word monarch means king or a ruler of some kind. Monarch butterflies travel between 1,200 and 1,800 miles from the United States or Canada to the forests in central Mexico. An adult butterfly will only live for about 4 to 5 weeks. Monarch butterflies are very close to being endangered. They are going endangered because of climate change. Cold, wet winters are bad for them and so are hot and dry summers.

   How can you help them?
You can help monarch butterflies by if you have a garden then you can plant milkweed because monarchs caterpillars need it to grow. If you need to chop down trees or plants leave the milkweed for the caterpillars.