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Life of a Monarch Butterfly
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Monarch Butterflies Lay Eggs on a Milkweed Plant
Beginning in summer, monarch butterflies will start to lay their eggs in milkweed plants. -
Eggs will hatch
Soon after the eggs are laid, they hatch and become caterpillars. They eat the milkweed plant to grow until they are ready for the next stage -
Chrysalis
Approximately 2 weeks later, the caterpillar will complete a process called J-hooking and become a chrysalis, which is similar to a cocoon -
Butterfly hatches
After the caterpillar forms a chrysalis, 10 days later, a monarch butterfly should hatch. The chrysalis will turn from a bright green colour to a more brown colour. From here, the butterfly will go on to live its life, including moving to Mexico when winter comes.
