Monarch Butterfly Migration: Routes, Timing & Map
Monarch Butterfly Migration: Where They Go, When, and Why Every fall, monarch butterflies begin leaving their summer breeding grounds across North America. Some travel thousands of miles, crossing fields, cities, mountains, and national borders before gathering in the same wintering regions used by generations before them. The most surprising part is that these butterflies have never made the journey before. They do not follow experienced adults or learn the route from their parents. Monarch butterfly migration is a seasonal movement between breeding areas and overwintering sites. Eastern North American monarchs migrate south to the mountain forests of central Mexico, while … Read more