You're pretty!
Who are you?
I'm a monarch butterfly.
Butterflies are insects.
Where do you live?
We stay near a plant called milkweed.
We live in North America in spring and summer.
In the fall we fly away.
Oh! Where do you go?
Monarch butterflies usually fly to Mexico.
It's much warmer there.
That's a long trip!
Yes. We fly thousands of kilometers.
I've never made the trip before.
But I'll know where to go.
What do monarchs eat?
Monarch caterpillars eat milkweed.
Monarch butterflies sip nectar from flowers.
Do monarchs lay eggs?
Butterflies lay eggs on milkweed leaves.
Baby caterpillars hatch from the eggs.
The caterpillars begin eating and growing.
How do the caterpillars become butterflies?
The caterpillars stick to leaves.
Their skin turns into a hard case.
Ten days later butterflies fly out!
Well, it's time to fly away.
Have a safe trip, Monarch Butterfly!