Monarch Butterfly Facts
Monarch Butterfly Facts
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Monarchs can live wherever milkweeds (Asclepias) occur. Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca), one of the main larval host plants, grows extensively on
abandoned farmland, along roadsides, and in other open areas where weedy
species grow. In the Corn Belt, milkweed is widespread in areas of native
short grass and long grass prairie, and occurs in agricultural areas within
crop fields, along roadsides, riverbanks and irrigation ditches.
Wildflowers are used as nectar sources by the Monarch butterflies. They sip liquid nectar through the proboscis, which acts like a drinking straw.
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