Monarch and Lavendar
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Monarch and Lavendar
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_3017
Description
The monarch butterfly is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 34 in. A black spot on an inside surface of its hind wing distinguishes the male Monarch butterflies from the females that have no such spot. They go through prolonged stages of metamorphoses, starting with its larva or caterpillar, shedding or molting its skin an amazing five times before the pupa stage. Depending on the temperatures in summer, the caterpillar stage continues for 9 to 14 days. Senses of smell and vision help them to assess its environment. They can cumulatively lay about a maximum of 250 eggs per day at the rate of one egg at a time. The witnessed highest number of eggs laid by a monarch butterfly in captivity is 1179. These butterflies use their eyes to locate flowers. They use their antennas to smell the nectar and the minute receptors lodged in their feet called tarsi come in handy to taste sweet substances.
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April 17th, 2015
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