FlipbookThe Iconic Monarch Butterfly's Journey

The Monarch Butterfly
Journey
Story by Annette Burd

Monarch Butterflies are unique
Butterflies are are beautiful, magestic creatues that
evolve from the dull black caterpillar into a winged
insect with a kaleioscop of color on their paper-thin
wings.
The Eastern North American Monarch is an
extraordinary butterfly as it migrates for thousands of
miles upto 4000 miles a day and 30 miles a day. They
begin their journey in the late and early fall and return
north. The cannot survive in cold conditions and migrate
warmer climates.

Photo by Davide
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Pancareken
Monarch butterfly’s wing span averages 90 to 100 mm.
The coloration of the orange of the orange wings, marked
by black veins and two rows of spots, warn predators of
the insect’s bad taste.

Photo by Lois Lee
Millions of Monarch butterflies takes
flight when the cold weather signals.
The fly from North America to South of Mexico
and the Oyamel fir forests in th Michoacan
mountains of Mexico. The butterflies overwinter
there.

The Monarch’s butterfly’s iconic
journey.
.How they migrate
Nearly every one of the tens of millions of monarch butterflies migrates from North
America to Mexico each winter using unique navigational biology consisting of tiny
compasses in each of their brains. Scientists believe sunlight is what signals the
butterflies to migrate.

Monarch Butterflies migrate over the
course multiple generations
It takes 3-4 generations to make a full
migration.
Just before winter, a final generation of butterflies is genetically
altered to become the “super generation” which gives them the
power to make the full migration in one lifetime. The live longer,
can fly longer, and have more life force energy than previous
generations.
Monarch butterflies have 2 internal clocks: a clock
that tracks annual cycles such as the seasons so they know
when to migrate; and a solar compass that tells the time. Solar
magnetism guides in the same direction them through-out the
course of the day.
Monarch butterflies will only lay eggs on
milkweed plants, as monarch caterpillars need the
milkweed plants found on the milkweed plant to support their
genetic requirements.

In Mexico, Monarch butterflies are believed to be
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spirits of people who have passed on. They arrive in winter and co-incides
with one of their most celebtrated festivals. Monarch butterflies are
associated with ancient Aztec beliefs that souls do not die , live on in the
underworld . The regard Monarchs a souls that have left this earth, to
return once again.

For many civilizations the Butterfly
holds spiritual significance. Just as the
Monarch Butterfly follows the light of the sun, we follow our
own inner light and spiritual calling. Our spiritual journey is a
lot like the migration. The pattern can be seen in one life
time, or many life times. We can’t see the bigger picture, we
don’t know what the final outcome will be . We just keep
trusting that is all for a larger outcome.
Research and Acknowledgements
www.britfannica.com/animal/monarch
https://www.nationalgeographic,com
https:www.nationalgeographic.com
https:www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Monarch