Migration

The Monarch butterfly migrates large distancesSee also Insect migrationMany butterflies migrate over long distances. Particularly famous migrations are those of the Monarch butterfly from Mexico to northern USA and southern Canada, a distance of about...

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Flight

See also Insect flightLike many ot her members of the insect world, the lift generated by butterflies is more than what can be accou n ted for by steady-state, non-transitory aerodynamics. Studies using Vanessa atalanta in a wi ndtunnel show that they...

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Pupa When the larva is fully grown, hormones such as prothoracicotropic hormone  (PTTH) are produced. At this point the larva stops feeding and begins "wandering" in the quest of a suitable pupation site, often the underside of a leaf. The...

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