Another surefire way to attract monarch butterflies is to have milkweed plants in your yard. These plants host the eggs and provide food for the caterpillars once they hatch. Many monarchs begin appearing in Mexico around November 2, the Day of the Dead. Legend says they are the souls of ancestors, returning to participate in the festival. Take this quiz.
Butterflies rest with their wings closed.
Moths rest with them open. Butterfly antennas look like golf clubs. Monarchs live up to 9 months. More Links Join children from the United States, Canada, and Mexico in celebrating the fifth annual Symbolic Monarch Butterfly Migration. Related Resources Chasing Monarchs, by Robert Michael Pyle, is the story of a man who followed butterflies to their wintering grounds.